Author: Kath Murray • Page 7
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MBM response to EHRC guidance for providers of separate and single-sex services
We welcome the new EHRC guidance for providers of separate and single-sex services. The guidance helpfully provides more detailed discussion of the issues, compared to previous EHRC guidance, and...
4th April 2022
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Update: Petition on accurately recording the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape
Today the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee considered our petition for a second time. We are pleased that the Committee has decided to keep the petition open and...
23rd March 2022
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Making law in the dark
The Scottish Government argues that its proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA), which open up Gender Recognition Certificates (GRC) to a much larger, more diverse group...
7th March 2022
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MBM response to the introduction of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
Today’s statement and the response in Parliament lays to rest any argument that legislation in this area should not be properly debated. We were pleased that MSPs across the...
3rd March 2022
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Gender recognition reform: 14 unanswered questions
1. What are the legal effects of a Gender Recognition Certificate? The Scottish Government has not explained on what basis it believes that a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) confers...
2nd March 2022
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Two recent court rulings in Scotland: bad news for Scotland’s census but good news for public data collection
This blog considers two recent rulings by the Inner House of the Court of Session. These are the ruling in the Appeal case brought by For Women Scotland (FWS), which...
27th February 2022
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MBM response to the Fair Play for Women census appeal outcome
We share the surprise and disappointment at this decision expressed by FPFW. This was an important case to pursue. The ruling means that the category of ‘sex’ will now...
24th February 2022
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“By the summer” Will the GRA Bill be denied proper parliamentary scrutiny?
On 26 January 2022, the EHRC wrote to the Scottish Government setting out its position on GRA reform. The letter followed on from a meeting between the Commission and...
13th February 2022
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The room where it happens
Drawing on a recent Freedom of Information (FOI) response, this blog looks at the pattern and substance of Scottish Government meetings on gender recognition reform between May and December...
11th February 2022
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Gender recognition reform and unanswered questions
This blog records our meetings with the Scottish Government about reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) and our associated correspondence. It shows that despite two public consultations, both...
4th February 2022