On 17 July, the governing body of the doctors’ union, the BMA Council, discussed the Cass Review. The night before, I’d written for the New Statesman that the body, comprised of 69 voting members, were set to vote on whether or not to “disavow” the Cass Review into gender identity services for children and young people.
According to several sources, that was indeed the plan. But it’s not what happened on the day. I can’t tell you exactly what did; it appears to be shrouded in secrecy. Council meetings are meant to be confidential and those present are fearful of speaking publicly. But here’s what I can say: there was a vote related to the Cass Review; that vote wasn’t on the motion that was initially planned, and, at the time of writing, those who were present and cast votes have not been told the result. It’s understood that the original motion was amended at the meeting, calling instead for the BMA to thoroughly review the Cass findings before coming to any conclusions on how to actually respond to it. That seems sensible.
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