Author: Lisa Mackenzie • Page 2
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MBM submission on Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
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...
16th May 2022
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How to submit evidence on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
The Scottish Parliament Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice (EHRCJ) Committee is currently inviting written submissions on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. The deadline is Monday 16 May...
27th April 2022
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MBM briefing for MSPs (December 2021)
About us Established in late 2018, MurrayBlackburnMackenzie has undertaken extensive analysis of the adoption of gender self-identification principles in law and public policy in Scotland and across the UK....
16th December 2021
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Q&A on the sex question guidance for the 2022 Scottish census
When is the next census in Scotland? The next census will take place in March 2022. In the rest of the UK, the census took place in March this...
5th December 2021
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MBM correspondence with the Scottish Government re. guidance for the sex question in the 2022 census (Oct/Nov 2021)
Our correspondence with the Scottish Government regarding the proposed guidance for the sex question in the 2022 census. MBM letter to the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs...
5th December 2021
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MBM response to Scottish Government submission on Petition 1876
The response states that it is “for Police Scotland to determine how the sex of people charged or convicted of rape or attempted rape is recorded on the CHS”....
4th October 2021
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Gender Recognition Act 2004: Hansard
The Gender Recognition Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 27 November 2003. It was passed by the House of Lords on 10 February 2004, with 155 votes in...
14th September 2021
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MBM statement on Scottish Government Programme for Government announcement on GRA reform
“The consultation on the previous draft Bill raised serious questions that currently remain unanswered. These include a failure to address the interaction between self-declaration and the operation of single-sex...
8th September 2021
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Lisa Mackenzie’s speech to FWS rally, 2 September 2021
Lisa Mackenzie’s speech at the For Women Scotland rally outside the Scottish Parliament on 2 September 2021 can be accessed here.
2nd September 2021
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MBM activity report: December 2020 to May 2021
Overview of our activity for the six month period from December 2020 to May 2021.
2nd June 2021