Welcome to the summer bulletin! It’s great that we actually have some summer weather to coincide with this edition, and we hope that all our supporters are getting an opportunity to enjoy the splendid sunshine while it lasts! Whatever the British weather has in store, we are delighted to be able to say with confidence …
Category «Respect for Parents»
FET response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics Call for Evidence
We recently submitted our response to the Nuffield Council on Bioethics call for evidence on their review of the “Care and treatment of children and adolescents in relation to their gender identity in the UK”. In late 2019, the Nuffield Council on Bioethics held a series of exploratory meetings with people and representatives of people with experience of gender …
Controversial Scotland hate crime bill voted through by MSPs
The Scottish Government has passed its controversial Hate Crime Bill despite concerns being raised over its impact on freedom of speech. The new legislation creates a criminal offence of “stirring up hatred” against protected groups, on the grounds of religion, sexual orientation, age, disability and transgender identity. It expands on a similar race crime law …
Bulletin180: Winter 2020
Welcome to our Winter Bulletin! We hope you enjoy reading it and look forward to receiving any comments or questions about the concerns raised in this issue. Please email any comments to our Communications and PR Officer lucy.marsh@familyeducationtrust.org.uk In this issue… A Dark Day for Parents in Scotland In November, the Scottish courts passed a …
Letter: Government policy must put parental responsibility before the power of the state
The following letter, signed by Family Education Trust director, Norman Wells, and Family Education Trust trustee, Dr Trevor Stammers, was published in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday 10 October 2017:
Parents and guardians must retain the fundamental freedom to bring up their children in accordance with their beliefs and values. The role of the state in the nurture of children is strictly ancillary to that of the parents or guardians. The Government’s decision to impose Relationships Education on every child in England from the age of five undermines that freedom…