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Briefing note: Sullivan Review in Scotland
Introduction The Sullivan Review of Data, Statistics and Research on Sex and Gender, published on 19 March, sets out 59 recommendations for good practice on data collection. The review...
2nd April 2025
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Pangender terrorists and policy capture
‘At the risk of stating the obvious, it is hard to understand what possible operational value there is in knowing that a Registered Sex Offender or a person convicted...
24th March 2025
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MBM submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee inquiry into the operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) in Scotland
Introduction On 7 February 2025 the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice (EHRCJ) Committee issued a three-week Call for Views on Scottish Government proposals to amend the Scottish-specific duties...
3rd March 2025
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Police Scotland: Wasting parliamentary time?
Introduction This blog charts the extraordinary behaviour of Police Scotland over the past six years, in response to a simple question: could a rapist ever be recorded as a...
3rd March 2025
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Gender self-identification and the Royal College of Nursing
Introduction It has been reported that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has ‘refused to represent’ Sandie Peggie, the nurse currently pursuing a harassment claim against her employer, NHS...
21st February 2025
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Police Scotland review of sex and gender: what’s the story?
Introduction This blog traces how Police Scotland appears to be quietly retreating from a promise made to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA), and indirectly, through the SPA, to the...
16th January 2025
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MBM response to the Consultation on the EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations
Summary Our response to the EHRC consultation on its revised draft Statutory Code of Practice (CoP) for service providers is shown below. We note that the draft CoP appears to...
4th January 2025
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The importance of clear and accurate language: questions for IPSO
We have written today to the Chief Executive of the Independent Press Standards Organisation, following its ruling that the use of the phrase “a man who claims to be...
10th December 2024
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For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers: making the arguments transparent
Introduction Next week the case of For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers will be heard in the UK Supreme Court. It will decide the definitions of ‘sex’, ‘woman’...
21st November 2024