Tag: gender recognition
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Giving women a voice: the Supreme Court and the STUC
Introduction The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) was founded in 1897. Its stated purpose is to co-ordinate, develop and articulate the views and policies of the Trade Union Movement...
1st May 2025
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Acting now on the Supreme Court judgment: Scottish Government premises as a case study
Introduction Following the clarification of the law by the Supreme Court, the Scottish Government has repeatedly stressed the need for the EHRC to issue a revised Code of Practice...
30th 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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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
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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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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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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
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Sex in the Equality Act: issues and choices for political parties
This posts considers why the definition of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act is properly an election issue, the options for political parties, and what we know about what the...
12th June 2024
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Updating the approved countries list for gender recognition
On 6 February 2024, the Third Delegated Legislation Committee of the House of Commons debated and passed the draft Gender Recognition (Approved Countries and Territories and Saving Provision) Order...
7th February 2024
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Courting confusion: current cases involving the Scottish Government, sex and gender recognition
Next Wednesday, 4 October, the Inner House of the Court of Session will hear legal arguments about whether or not a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) changes a person’s sex...
29th September 2023