Tag: Scottish Government
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Prisons in Scotland: who is responsible?
On 25 April, following the judgment in the UK Supreme Court, we wrote to Angela Constance MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, asking the Scottish Government to withdraw the Scottish...
11th July 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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Supreme Court judgment: a round-up of recent events
Introduction Last Thursday (24 April), we published this blog, arguing that the Scottish Government should take action now to make sure that Scottish public bodies, including itself, are acting...
28th April 2025
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Waiting for Guidance: how the Scottish Government should act now in response to the Supreme Court
Introduction Today, the Scottish Government is meeting the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), following the judgment in the Supreme Court on 16 April, that ‘sex’ in the Equality...
24th 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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UK Supreme Court case: where could the decision leave the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill?
Introduction If the Supreme Court finds in favour For Women Scotland (FWS) on Wednesday, it will mean that a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) does not change a person’s sex...
14th April 2025
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Scottish Government staff networks: whose voice is heard?
Introduction On 18 March, the outgoing Permanent Secretary of the Scottish Government, John Paul Marks, gave evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee of the Scottish Parliament, with...
13th April 2025
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Failing to protect women from hate crime
Introduction It has been reported that Scottish ministers are unlikely to bring forward new legislation on misogyny before the 2026 election. The alleged reason is fear that this will...
9th April 2025
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Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill: reflections on the first day of the judicial review of the Section 35 Order
Yesterday saw the first day of the Scottish Government’s (SG) challenge to the Section 35 Order applied by the UK Government to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. Information...
20th September 2023
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Scottish-UK Government contact over the GRR Bill: shedding more light on the process
…the joint work on implementation went ahead. At official level there were fortnightly meetings between UK and Scottish officials as the Bill progressed through Parliament, including early work towards...
12th September 2023