The Cass review: What it is and what it means for trans youth

The Cass review has been published into trans healthcare (Image: Unsplash)

Today (Wednesday 10 March) the Cass review was published. It’s a major report looking into the provision of gender-affirming care for trans people in England.

Led by Dr. Hillary Cass, a former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, it was commissioned in 2020 to look into the provision of such services following a rise in the number of young people using them.

Wednesday’s nearly 400 page report makes 32 recommendations about gender identity services and assesses the available evidence to back up the current system. Already a lot has been made of the report, its findings, and recommendations so we have broken it down.

What was the aim of the Cass review?

In 2020, the

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