FOI Request - Section 47 Enquiries

Request 101003704587

Please see this Freedom of Information request concerning Section 47 Investigations/ enquiries in relation to puberty blocker access for children.

1. Please confirm whether your local authority has issued/ commenced a Section 47 enquiry or investigation in respect of a child and/or their family/carer in relation to overseas access to puberty blockers/gender affirming care at any point in the last 5 years.

2. If yes, please list the number of Section 47 orders by date.

I am aware that there may be anonymity concerns. In cases where too few Section 47 orders have been issued, for example <5, please state a minimum figure and please simply confirm whether investigations were issued in the period pre May 2024, or post May 2024:

3. Please provide the reason for instigating or engaging the section 47 order in as much detail as you can.

Response 22-01-2025 

1. -3. Not held. The legislation your request for information relates to is not valid in Scotland. Information that is not held falls under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Information not held.