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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 representation ...

13 Dec 2022 at 16:20

Scotland

Celtic boss Rodgers urged to apologise over ‘demeaning’ good girl comment

A women’s group has described Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers’ comments to a female journalist as “demeaning” and warned they could encourage similar behaviour from football fans. During a BBC Sportsound radio interview following Sunday’s 3-1 win ...

26 Feb 2024 at 13:18

Scotland

Creative Scotland to review public funding for explicit arts project

Creative Scotland has announced it will review public funding for an explicit film that it describes as “considerably more explicit” than first thought. The public arts body awarded £84,555 to director Leonie Rae Gasson for the Rein development ...

10 Mar 2024 at 15:58

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 the public arts body’s ...

10 Mar 2024 at 11:05

Scotland

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

Scotland

Definition of woman in public boards Act dropped after court challenge

The definition of woman has been dropped from legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards following a court challenge. The Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act was passed in 2018, but included ...

20 Jun 2024 at 16:34

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 that ...

13 Nov 2024 at 15:37

Appeal on status of trans women under Equality Act to be heard in Supreme Court

A legal challenge over whether trans women can be regarded as female for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act begins at the UK Supreme Court on Tuesday. The action is the latest in a series of challenges brought by the ...

26 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Sex is an ‘immutable biological state’, Supreme Court appeal hearing told

A lawyer acting for a women’s rights campaign group has called on the UK Supreme Court to find sex is an “immutable biological state”. Aidan O’Neill KC put forward the argument as he represented For Women Scotland ...

26 Nov 2024 at 17:18

Sex changes ‘recognised in law’ with gender recognition certificate, court told

A lawyer acting for the Scottish Government has told the Supreme Court that a person with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) is “recognised in law” as having changed sex. Ruth Crawford KC was responding to a ...

27 Nov 2024 at 17:25

Scotland

Ministers urged to seek legal advice on draft NHS transgender policy

The Scottish Government has been urged to seek legal advice on a new NHS Scotland policy which would formally permit transgender staff to use single-sex spaces. A letter has been sent to Health Secretary Neil ...

19 Feb 2025 at 19:25

Scotland

‘Cowardly’ for John Swinney not to issue statement on single-sex spaces

Scotland’s First Minister has been accused of acting “very cowardly” for refusing to set out the Government’s position on single-sex spaces amid a high-profile legal case involving a nurse and a trans doctor....

22 Feb 2025 at 13:59

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