I can’t help feeling that it would be incredibly ironic if Victoria Atkins’ outrageous step of outlawing the prescription and possession of a narrow range of GnRH agonists (so-called ‘puberty blockers’) led to desperate families either obtaining old-style anti-androgens with actual documented risks or — shock — going straight to the cross-sex hormones which blockers were supposed to buy time from. Literally ‘unintended consequences on steroids’. Welcome to prohibition.
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in reply to Lisa DiFalco • • •I would not bet on it: they have form on ignoring lawyers' advice in this area. I suspect a challenge could be made in terms of the Scotland Act, but IANAL and the current SNP govt won't.
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Yes, S35 relates to legislation originating in Holyrood, on grounds of supposed encroachment on reserved matters.
But on devolved matters, my understanding is that it has to go through Holyrood, and can't be arbitrarily overridden by UK Govt.
It wouldn't surprise me if they were trying to provoke the SNP, or just seeing how much they can push the envelope in undermining devolution. Or just don't care.
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My NHS informant suggests to me that pharmaceuticals nay be reserved, while healthcare is devolved, and they may be using that to justify it.
But what you say is true.
But if Streeting undoes this, I'll eat my bra.
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