LGBT+ Helpline Scotland call statistics: FOI release
- Published
- 26 June 2025
- Directorate
- Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
- Topic
- Equality and rights, Public sector
- FOI reference
- FOI/202500457992
- Date received
- 18 March 2025
- Date responded
- 11 April 2025
Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Information requested
How many people have contacted the Scottish Government funded LGBT+ Helpline Scotland since 1 January 2024? Of these people, how many have contacted the helpline specifically for support because they believe they have experienced conversion practices? Please provide a breakdown for each quarter.
Response
Please find below some of the information you requested.
With regards to your ask "How many people have contacted the Scottish Government funded LGBT+ Helpline Scotland since 1 January 2024?" While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Scottish Government does not hold this information.
With regards to your ask "how many have contacted the helpline specifically for support because they believe they have experienced conversion practices? Please provide a breakdown for each quarter." Please find below the number of contacts where people have talked about conversion practices since 1st January 2024 until 18 March 2025.
Please note that these instances are where the person contacting the organisation has specifically mentioned conversion practices.
Jan-Mar 2024: 6
Apr-Jun 2024: 10
Jul-Sept 2024: 4
Oct-Dec 2024: 5
Jan-Mar 2025: 9
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Contact
Please quote the FOI reference
Central Correspondence Unit
Email: contactus@gov.scot
Phone: 0300 244 4000
The Scottish Government
St Andrew's House
Regent Road
Edinburgh
EH1 3DG