US Edition‘We Don’t Want to Go Back to Court’, Says Women’s Group over Gender Ruling Delay
- For Women Scotland co-director Susan Smith spoke at a fringe event in Edinburgh urging the Scottish Government to act on gender guidance delays as assaults in prisons risk liability.
- This followed the Supreme Court’s April ruling defining ‘woman’ by biological sex under the Equality Act 2010, which For Women Scotland says the government has yet to fully implement.
- Smith highlighted that the group requested withdrawal of current Scottish Government guidance pending review and criticized waiting for Equality and Human Rights Commission updates as unnecessary.
- She cautioned that if a female inmate were harmed by a male prisoner in the near future, the government's legal responsibility would sharply increase, urging ministers to be more concerned about lawsuits from legally supported groups.
- Smith said For Women Scotland may consider further legal action if prompt government response does not materialize, indicating ongoing tensions in implementing the ruling’s protections.
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‘We don’t want to go back to court’, says women’s group over gender ruling delay
The comments came at a fringe event at the Scottish Conservative conference on Saturday.
For Women Scotland threaten SNP with fresh legal action over Supreme Court ruling
For Women Scotland is considering further legal action against the Scottish Government over its failure to issue guidance following a Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of ‘woman’.
Gender roles in Afghanistan
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