Gender reconition reform: evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee, 31st May 2022 We were pleased to have the opportunity to give evidence to the EHRCJ Committee this morning and are grateful that they saw fit to…
Read More Joint statement by MBM, Keep Prisons Single Sex, LGB Alliance and For Women Scotland
"Think of it this way. If a GRC is a sort of key, and you are going to hand out lots more copies, to a more diverse group, the first job of legislators is to be really clear about what…
The note below was sent to Joe Fitzpatrick MSP, Convener of the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee. The note highlights the Scottish Government’s inadequate policy processes, its failure to engender an atmosphere conducive to a civilised public debate…
Read More Joint note on Scottish Government handling of gender recognition reform
On 2 March 2022 the Scottish Government published the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. On introducing the Bill Social Justice Secretary Shona Robison stated: 'This Bill does not introduce any new rights for trans people. It is about simplifying and…
Our submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill can be read below. A copy of the submission can also be downloaded here. About us MurrayBlackburnMackenzie (MBM) is a not-for-profit independent…
The note below was sent yesterday to all MSPs on behalf of a number of women's groups, following the first public session of Stage 1 of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday 17 May. It sets out why…
Our written evidence to the Scottish Parliament's Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee can be found here. Our submission highlights that: The equality impact assessment (EqIA) of the draft legislation has barely changed since the EqIA undertaken for the…
Read More MBM submission on Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
