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Supreme Court judgment: a round-up of recent events
Introduction Last Thursday (24 April), we published this blog, arguing that the Scottish Government should take action now to make sure that Scottish public bodies, including itself, are acting...
28th April 2025
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Scottish Prison Service policy: a stain on Scotland’s reputation
Call for urgent Ministerial action We have written to the Cabinet Secretary for Justice. In the absence of immediate action by the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), it now falls...
26th April 2025
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Waiting for Guidance: how the Scottish Government should act now in response to the Supreme Court
Introduction Today, the Scottish Government is meeting the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), following the judgment in the Supreme Court on 16 April, that ‘sex’ in the Equality...
24th April 2025
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MBM response to Scottish Government statement on the UKSC ruling
The Cabinet Secretary stressed more than once that the Scottish Government had acted in good faith. A good faith approach would have seen Ministers set out plainly to the...
22nd April 2025
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Letter to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on its reaction to the UKSC ruling
We sent the following letter to Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee members on 21 April 2025. The letter raises serious concerns about the Committee’s handling of the...
22nd April 2025
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Statement on For Women Scotland’s win in the Supreme Court
We welcome the unanimous ruling of the Supreme Court this morning that sex in the Equality Act is a lifelong, fixed biological characteristic. The decision by the UK’s highest...
16th April 2025
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UK Supreme Court case: where could the decision leave the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill?
Introduction If the Supreme Court finds in favour For Women Scotland (FWS) on Wednesday, it will mean that a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) does not change a person’s sex...
14th April 2025
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Scottish Government staff networks: whose voice is heard?
Introduction On 18 March, the outgoing Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government, John Paul Marks, gave evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee of the Scottish Parliament, with...
13th April 2025
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Failing to protect women from hate crime
Introduction It has been reported that Scottish ministers are unlikely to bring forward new legislation on misogyny before the 2026 election. The alleged reason is fear that this will...
9th April 2025
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How the Scottish Human Rights Commission forgot about women in prison
Introduction The Scottish Human Rights Commission has an established record of supporting gender self-identification principles in policy and law. Most notably, it supported reform of the Gender Recognition Act...
4th April 2025