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Committee accepts amendment on definition of women in public boards quota law

Removing the definition of women from legislation which aims to increase the quota of women on public boards has been approved by a Holyrood committee. The Scottish Parliament’s Equalities Committee recommended the amendment to the Gender ...

15 Mar 2024 at 15:52

Scottish Government wins case over legal definition of ‘woman’

A judge has thrown out a legal challenge against the Scottish Government’s definition of a woman in law. The challenge from campaign group For Women Scotland related to statutory guidance produced by Scottish ministers around gender ...

13 Dec 2022 at 16:20

For Women Scotland launches legal action against Scottish ministers on gender

A campaign group which won a legal victory on the definition of gender is taking action against the Scottish Government over policies it says are “inconsistent” with the ruling. For Women Scotland’s legal battle with Scottish ...

17 Aug 2025 at 11:11

Top civil servant told to ‘get on it’ after Supreme Court ruling on gender

The Scottish Government is seeking to “prepare the ground” to act when new guidance on gender is issued, the country’s most senior civil servant has insisted. Permanent Secretary Joe Griffin came under fire from MSP Michelle ...

24 Jun 2025 at 13:57

Scotland

Swinney accused of ‘wilful ignorance’ over Supreme Court gender ruling

John Swinney has been accused of “deliberately ignoring the rule of law” as he was pressed on when his Government will introduce changes as a result of a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Judges in the UK’s highest court ruled ...

04 Sept 2025 at 14:29

Tories press the Government to clarify the definition of sex

Shadow equalities minister Claire Coutinho has pressed the Government to clarify the definition of sex. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said it was “important that providers have clarity in this area”. She added ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:37

Scotland

Creative Scotland investigating concerns over public funding for explicit film

Creative Scotland has said it is investigating a decision to award almost £85,000 of public funds to a film project which requires actors to participate in explicit “non-simulated” sex scenes. In the January round of ...

10 Mar 2024 at 11:05

Swinney refuses to say if trans women are women

Scotland’s First Minister has repeatedly refused to say whether he believes transgender women are women, when quizzed during a press conference in Glasgow. Speaking after a cross-party summit aimed at tackling the ...

23 Apr 2025 at 21:00

Scotland

Swinney named as Scotland’s Politician of the Year at awards ceremony

John Swinney has been named as Scotland’s Politician of the Year, after seeing off competition from his Deputy First Minister to lift the coveted prize. The SNP leader last won the award back in 2009, when he was ...

20 Nov 2025 at 23:23

Scotland

Police ‘reviewing circumstances’ around protest by women’s rights campaigners

Police are “reviewing the circumstances” around a protest by gender critical campaigners outside the Scottish Parliament, which was met with a counter-protest by a trans rights campaigner. A senior Police ...

25 Sept 2025 at 15:04

Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said she is not able to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued following last week’s Supreme Court ruling. Shirley-Anne Somerville did vow to ...

22 Apr 2025 at 16:48

Scottish ministers want urgent meeting with UK Government on gender ruling

Scottish ministers have called for an urgent meeting with the UK Government on the implications of the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary plans ...

18 Apr 2025 at 08:31

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