Author: Kath Murray • Page 10
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Still no answers
We are aware that women are writing to their eight MSPs to ask about their position on gender recognition reform ahead of this Thursday’s Stage 1 debate. This blog...
25th October 2022
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Stage 1 Briefing on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Don’t assume: a GRC is only “a piece of a paper” ‘ legal change in a person’s gender is a significant and formal change in their status with potentially...
24th October 2022
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Are women’s rights human rights?
‘ legal change in a person’s gender is a significant and formal change in their status with potentially far-reaching consequences for them and for others, including the State.’ Mr...
21st October 2022
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Section 22: A missing jigsaw piece in the Gender Recognition Reform Bill
Section 22 of Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) provides stringent privacy protections for Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) holders, aimed at protecting the privacy of those whose transition would otherwise...
19th September 2022
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Scotland 2022 census: Office for Statistics Regulation assessment
Earlier this year, the Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) carried out an assessment of Scotland’s 2022 census, which will allow the regulator to recommend whether the Census outputs should...
17th August 2022
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MBM response to evidence from the Cabinet Secretary on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Our response to the evidence from Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The evidence from the Cabinet...
28th June 2022
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Stage 1 of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill: A Balancing Act?
On 28 June Shona Robison, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government will give evidence to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice (EHRCJ) Committee on...
25th June 2022
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Gender recognition reform in an international context
This week the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee will take evidence from a number of witnesses who are likely to assert that international developments mean Scotland should...
20th June 2022
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Gender recognition reform and data collection
At the next evidence session on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (7 June) the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice (EHRCJ) Committee will take evidence from...
5th June 2022
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Who is giving evidence to the Committee on gender recognition reform?
The Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee is currently conducting its Stage 1 examination of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland ) Bill. Written submisisons The call for written...
2nd June 2022