# Critics warn Labour’s conversion bill could expose parents to prosecution

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/andrew-doyle-we-should-all-be-alarmed-by-the-labour-bill-that-will-turn-loving-parents-into-criminals/
- Published: 2026-11-04T23:00:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T23:18:34+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16266307/ANDREW-DOYLE-alarmed-Labour-Bill-turn-loving-parents-criminals.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Doyle warns the draft Bill could expose parents to prosecution.
- The proposed offence carries a sentence of up to five years.
- The article raises concerns about undefined thresholds for abusive conduct.

## Summary

Andrew Doyle argues that Labour’s draft Conversion Practices Bill is too broadly worded and could put parents at risk of prosecution for disagreements with their children about sexuality or gender identity. He says the proposal could make ordinary discipline or expressions of parental views count as coercive or abusive conduct, raising concerns about the boundary between protecting children and regulating family life.

The article says the offence could carry up to five years in prison and cites barrister Dennis Kavanagh’s criticism of applying language about coercive control in adult relationships to families. It also refers to a report by Akua Reindorf KC and Baroness Falkner, which warns of possible far-reaching effects, including disputes over pronouns. The supplied article text ends mid-sentence, so it does not include the full discussion of the report or the Government’s response.

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