Month: December 2022
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MBM Stage 3 Briefing on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The effects of a Gender Recognition Certificate Since embarking on reform, the Scottish Government has refused to state its view on what getting a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) means...
18th December 2022
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Stage 3 of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: background and resources
Stage 3 of the GRR(S) Bill is scheduled for Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st December. The parliamentary website for the Bill at Stage 3 is here. The full detailed...
18th December 2022
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20 questions on GRA reform and gender self-declaration (revisited)
Over three years ago, in anticipation of a draft Bill on gender recogntion, we published a blog asking 20 questions on how the Scottish Government expected that a reformed...
14th December 2022
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MBM statement on the ruling in For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers
From the start, the Scottish Government has avoided being pinned down on the effect of a GRC under the Equality Act. It has taken legal action to force it...
13th December 2022
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‘At least as rigorous’? Does the ‘overseas track’ imply anything about the prospects for UK recognition of Scottish Gender Recognition Certificates?
The BBC recently reported that the UK Government may not recognise Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) issued under the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, when passed. This would mean for...
10th December 2022
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MBM letter to Ian Duddy, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission
MBM letter to Ian Duddy, Chair, Scottish Human Rights Commission
8th December 2022
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Letter to Shona Robison on women’s ability to set boundaries based on sex
Yesterday we joined 28 other individuals and organisations, including many with backgrounds in campaigning on women’s rights and delivering services for women who have experienced male violence, in writing...
6th December 2022
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The erosion of single-sex hospital accommodation in Scotland
Outcry at failure to end mixed sex hospital wards ALMOST nine months after the Scottish Executive promised there would be no mixed sex wards in hospitals it emerged yesterday...
3rd December 2022
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How strong are the Scottish Government safeguarding amendments?
At Stage 2 of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill, the Scottish Government accepted that attaching a criminal offence to making a false declaration is not a watertight deterrent...
2nd December 2022