proposals have been tabled by the Government Equalities Office (GEO) and aim to protect LGBT+ people in England and Wales, including children.The move would also ensure individuals found guilty of the practice cannot profit from it, the GEO said.It has launched a six-week consultation inviting views on how to legislate against the practice of trying to change someone's sexuality or gender identity through counselling.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMinisters will legislate to ensure that, when existing violent offences are motivated by conversion therapy, it is considered as a potential aggravating factor when the perpetrator is sentenced.The proposed new offence for talking therapies would be punishable by.