S (Inherent Jurisdiction- Transgender Surgery Abroad) [2023] EWHC 347 (Fam)

The court were concerned with a young person “Sam” who at the age of 15 wished to travel abroad to undergo surgery, namely a double mastectomy. The application was made by a local authority who applied for leave to invoke the inherent jurisdiction to prevent the young person from travelling to Country “X”. Sam was assigned to the female gender at birth but has lived socially as a boy for some years. The parents and Sam were born in country “X” however they have the right to remain in the UK.