A conservative think tank has published a report claiming that secondary schools in the UK are failing to adhere to safeguarding principles due to extreme gender ideology. The Policy Exchange report found that schools are not reliably notifying parents when a child expresses the desire to identify as another gender. The research calls for greater protection of children from “political indoctrination”, which Conservative MP Miriam Cates stated is fundamental to a democratic society. The study was based on freedom of information requests to 304 English secondary schools. Only 28% of parents are notified when a child expresses feelings of gender distress at school.