# Anger over £100million cost of Labour’s gender Bill

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/anger-over-100million-cost-of-labours-gender-bill/
- Published: 2026-11-05T22:08:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T22:22:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16269137/Government-admits-ban-conversion-therapy-negative-impact-business.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- The proposed ban could cost up to £100 million over ten years.
- Government estimates £783 million in social benefits, mainly from reduced depression.
- Costs to parts of the justice system are still being assessed.

## Summary

The Government estimates that Labour’s proposed ban on conversion practices could cost businesses and taxpayers up to £100 million over ten years. The legislation would outlaw abusive attempts to change someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and ministers say it could reduce depression among those affected; critics dispute the projected benefits and warn that some implementation costs remain uncounted.

The impact assessment puts the law’s estimated social benefit at £783 million over a decade, based on projected reductions in depression, but says the evidence on prevalence is limited and relies heavily on self-selected surveys. It estimates public-sector implementation and staff training at £45.8 million, Victim Support at £240,000 over three years, and private-sector familiarisation at £13.6 million. Further costs to police, courts, prisons and other parts of the justice system have not yet been calculated.

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