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Bell and another v Tavistock Court of Appeal judgment

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Official Court of Appeal judgment page for Bell v Tavistock, handed down on 17 September 2021.

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Start with the answer How did trans healthcare institutions and courts shape rights? They shaped rights by creating standards, advocacy networks and legal tests for consent, access and evidence-based care. Read the topic guide Trans Healthcare Institutions and Courts Trans healthcare rights have been shaped by clinical standards, advocacy networks, court rulings and NHS policy shifts.

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Publisher
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Type
legal
Reliability
high
Cited by
3 pages

Source Links

Open original source https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/bell-and-another-v-the-tavistock-and-portman-nhs-foundation-trust-and-others/ Accessed 4 June 2026 Open archived copy https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.judiciary.uk/judgments/bell-and-another-v-the-tavistock-and-portman-nhs-foundation-trust-and-others/

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Trans Healthcare Institutions and Courts

Used by Questions

How did trans healthcare institutions and courts shape rights?

Used by Timeline Events

17 September 2021 LegalHealthTransUK

Court of Appeal Overturns Bell v Tavistock Ruling

The Court of Appeal, led by the Lord Chief Justice Lord Burnett, unanimously overturned the December 2020 High Court ruling in Bell v Tavistock. The Court found that the High Court should not have issued guidance on Gillick competence and puberty blockers, ruling that decisions about treatment were matters of clinical judgement for doctors, not courts. The Supreme Court later refused Keira Bell permission to appeal in April 2022.