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Briefing note: For Women Scotland vs the Scottish Ministers, UK Supreme Court, 26-27 November 2024
This briefing can be downloaded as a pdf here. What will the Supreme Court consider? Who counts as a woman? The Court will need to decide whether acquiring a...
19th November 2024
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For Women Scotland at the UK Supreme Court: who are the interveners?
Introduction Later this month – on 26 and 27 November – justices at the UK Supreme Court will hear the case of For Women Scotland versus the Scottish Ministers....
14th November 2024
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The extra genders
Introduction In October 2024, the Scottish Government’s Chief Statistician published a Coding Framework, providing public bodies with guidance on how to collate any write-in responses to survey questions on...
5th November 2024
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The wrong statistics
Introduction Against a backdrop on ongoing controversy, on 26 September the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) Board questioned the Chief Constable about Police Scotland’s policy on recording the sex of offenders. As detailed...
28th October 2024
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The NHS Fife case: what do we know about how decisions have been made?
Introduction NHS Fife is currently facing an employment tribunal from a nurse who objected to a trans-identified male using the women’s changing rooms. As reported in the press, after...
15th October 2024
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Police Scotland review of sex and gender: letter to Chief Constable
We have written today to Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, following her statement to the Scottish Police Authority’s board meeting on 26 September. Our letter is available...
11th October 2024
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Does the Scottish Police Authority understand the data it is scrutinising
Introduction On 26 September the Scottish Police Authority questioned the Chief Constable about Police Scotland’s policy on recording the sex of offenders. This blog argues that the discussion of published police...
11th October 2024
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Transitioning at work: How Police Scotland gave cross-dressers an access-all-areas pass
On 26 September Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Jo Farrell told the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) that the single service would undertake a review of its policies based on gender...
30th September 2024
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Transcript of Sky News interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland
On 25 September 2024, Sky News broadcast an interview with Jo Farrell, Chief Constable of Police Scotland, regarding the force’s policy on recording the sex of rapists. A complete...
28th September 2024
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Statement on Police Scotland recording policy U-turn
A letter from Police Scotland has just been published by the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee. It states: ‘The Committee should be absolutely assured that a man who commits...
25th September 2024