There have been concerns the Tories could lose crucial votes if they scrapped the plans.
Stuart Andrew, the equalities minister, was also said to be prepared to consider his position if the government failed to go ahead with the ban, The Times said.
Since then, every other prime minister has committed to the policy, although Boris Johnson attempted to drop it before his plans were Commission chairwoman Baroness Kishwer Falkner wrote that the EHRC “position remains that legislation to ban harmful conversion practices is needed, and that thorough and detailed scrutiny remains imperative to ensure that any ban is fully effective in protecting people with the protected characteristics of sexual orientation and gender reassignment from harm, while avoiding any unintended consequences.
Ms Badenoch has expressed reservations about the plans but is not expected to oppose them, The Times also said.
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