Charity Commission finds mismanagement, transparency issues, and misleading claims about puberty blockers in Mermaids charity.

The Charity Commission's two-year investigation into Mermaids, a charity for gender-diverse youth, uncovered mismanagement and transparency issues. The charity provided chest binders to minors, with 24 distributed without parental consent. While the commission found no criminal wrongdoing, it criticized Mermaids for misleading claims about the reversibility of puberty blockers. The organization was instructed to revise its guidance and ensure parental involvement in related decisions.