Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by the Minister of State for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 25 October 2024 (11179), what assessment they have made of the Local Government Association guidance A councillor's workbook on equality, diversity and inclusion, published on 10 January 2024, which states that being gender fluid or gender neutral constitute the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.

MHCLG has not made an assessment of the Local Government Association (LGA) guidance referred to in the question. The LGA is independent of central government and is responsible for publishing and assessing its own guidance for the local government sector.