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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

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 Gray from campaigners ...

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. Susan Smith, of the ...

22 Feb 2025 at 13:59

Supreme Court to issue ruling in dispute over definition of a woman

The UK Supreme Court is set to rule on the legal definition of a woman, following a challenge brought by women’s rights campaigners. The ruling follows a series of challenges brought by the campaign group, For Women Scotland ...

16 Apr 2025 at 02:45

‘Woman’ in equality law refers to biological women, Supreme Court rules

The terms “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the Supreme Court has ruled. Campaign group For Women Scotland (FWS) brought a series of challenges – including to the UK’s ...

16 Apr 2025 at 11:41

Scottish Government ‘keen’ to work with UK on gender reforms, says Robison

The Scottish Government is “keen” to work with the UK Government on gender reforms but has “no intention” of revising its own plans at Holyrood, the Finance Secretary has said. Shona Robison told the PA news agency the ...

16 Apr 2025 at 16:15

Trans women with gender certificate can be barred from single-sex areas – court

Transgender women with a gender recognition certificate can be excluded from single-sex spaces if “proportionate”, the Supreme Court has ruled as the Government said the decision brought “clarity and confidence” for ...

16 Apr 2025 at 13:20

What does the Supreme Court ruling on definition of a ‘woman’ mean?

The UK’s highest court has unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what the ruling means and how ...

16 Apr 2025 at 19:21

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