Category: Gender recognition • Page 13
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GRA Reform: Meeting with Scottish Government officials 9 March 2020
On what now seems like a lifetime ago, 9 March, we met officials from the Scottish Government to discuss the consultation on the draft Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Our...
30th March 2020
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MBM submission to the 2019 Scottish GRA reform consultation
We have submitted our response to the Scottish Government’s consultation on on GRA reform. Our full consultation response is here: Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: MurrayBlackburnMackenzieconsultation response We do...
16th March 2020
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We need more clarity on gender rights debate from Scottish Government
This article originally appeared in The Scotsman on 1 January 2020. The link to the article has since been removed following a redesign of The Scotsman website. The Government...
28th February 2020
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From medical assessment to affirmation: legal gender self-declaration in Ireland
Cited by the Scottish Government as its main example of ‘international best practice’, in 2015 the Irish Government passed the Gender Recognition Act. Yet the vast majority of Irish...
25th February 2020
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Scottish Government response to our questions on reforming the Gender Recognition Act
On 6 January 2020 we wrote to the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People Shirley-Anne Somerville, with a set of questions about the Scottish Government consultation on...
23rd February 2020
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Is the Scottish Government seeking to build consensus on gender recognition reform?
In an interview with STV broadcast on 20 February 2020, Cabinet Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville stated that she is “absolutely determined” to press ahead with reforms to the Gender Recognition...
21st February 2020
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Comparing the 2004 Act and the Scottish Government draft Bill: what changes with self-declaration?
Introduction The Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) at present has two elements. It specifies what characteristics a person must already have to be entitled to apply for a Gender...
17th February 2020
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Improving the Gender Recognition Certificate process: a point of consensus?
Introduction Under section 3(3) of the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA) a person applying for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) is required to tell the Gender Recognition Panel (GRP)...
16th February 2020
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Briefing Note: Impact of Gender Recognition Reform on Sex Based Rights
This briefing note provided to us by Employment Solicitor Rebecca Bull examines the interaction between the Equality Act 2010 (“EqA 2010”) and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (“GRA 2004”)....
11th February 2020
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Scottish GRA reform proposals: UK-wide effects
This blog looks at the potential UK wide effects of gender recognition reform in Scotland. Although the Scottish Government’s consultation paper does not include a specific discussion of the...
9th February 2020