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Gillick competence is a term originating in England and Wales and is used in medical law to decide whether a child (a person under 16 years of age) is able to consent to their own medical treatment, without the need for parental permission or knowledge.
The Court of Appeal said that "it was for clinicians rather than the court to decide on competence" to consent to receive puberty blockers. [ 2 ] The case was related to Gillick competence , the legal principle governing under what circumstances under-16s can consent to medical treatment in their own right.
The pair's solicitor said "the provision at the Tavistock for young people up to the age of 18 is illegal because there isn't valid consent" and that Gillick competence – a UK legal principle that those under 16 can make their own medical decisions "if and when the child achieves sufficient understanding and intelligence to fully understand ...
Victoria D. M. Gillick (née Gudgeon; born 1946, in Hendon) is a British activist and campaigner best known for the eponymous 1985 UK House of Lords ruling [1] that considered whether contraception could be prescribed to under-16s without parental consent or knowledge.
In the UK, children and young people under 16 may also consent to certain medical treatments based on the principle of Gillick competence, which until 2022 included puberty blockers. [ 116 ] Until March 2024, children who wished to medically transition were referred to the NHS Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the only gender identity ...
The filing comes after Mr Jeffries' legal team sought a competency hearing, which will now be held over two days on 16 and 17 June 2025. Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York ...
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For California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders in the left-leaning state, the still-raging wildfires could have been a chance to showcase their competence and unity with the ...