The first minister elect said the landmark report into gender identity services for young people was 'substantial' and 'evidence-based'.
John Swinney has praised a landmark report into gender identity services for young people as "substantial" and "evidence-based".It comes after SNP ministers were accused of playing down the report when the Greens were part of the Government.Dr Hilary Cass's review looked at gender identity services for under-18s in NHS England.
When asked if he accepted the findings of the review and whether he would implement its recommendations, Swinney said: "I think the Cass review has got to be taken extremely seriously. “On matters of such sensitivity about the wellbeing of children and young people we should listen to clinicians.”
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