Category: Gender recognition • Page 3
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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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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
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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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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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Letter to the Secretary of State with responsibility for women and equalities: GRA reform – lessons from Scotland
On 23 July 2024, we wrote to the Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP, Secretary of State with responsibility for women and equalities. In light of the Labour Party’s manifesto...
25th July 2024