Equality Act • Page 2
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Reply from the Scottish Government
John Somers, Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights for the Scottish government, responds to our letter before action...
28th June 2025
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Response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s code of practice for service providers, associations and public bodies
Sex Matters’ response to the EHRC consultation seeking feedback on its updated code of practice for service providers,...
27th June 2025
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Letter before action to the Scottish Government
A representative of the Scottish Government has said that no policy changes will be made in response to the...
18th June 2025
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What Law & Disorder got wrong about the FWS judgment
Three legal luminaries discussed the For Women Scotland judgment on their Law & Disorder podcast, writes Sex Matters chair...
12th June 2025
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Article 8 and toilets – and other separate-sex facilities
An illustrated explanation of how human rights intersect with the Equality Act 2010 and the April 2025 Supreme Court...
22nd May 2025
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Letter to Stonewall CEO and chair
We wrote to Simon Blake OBE, CEO of Stonewall, and Cat Dixon, its chair, to point out that by...
2nd May 2025
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Letter to Karen Adam MSP
We wrote to express our concerns about the Equality Network’s submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil...
28th April 2025
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The truth about toilets
Following the Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of the protected characteristic of sex, everyone wants to talk about...
24th April 2025
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Letter to the Prime Minister
We wrote to Keir Starmer MP after the Supreme Court judgment on 16th April 2025 to ask him to...
22nd April 2025
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For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers UK Supreme Court judgment – Parliamentary briefing
This briefing sets out some actions the government should take. It will help MPs and peers to ask the...
22nd April 2025
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Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice
The Supreme Court has clarified that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex, male or female. Policies...
21st April 2025
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Sex matters: putting the Supreme Court ruling into practice
The UK Supreme Court has clarified that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex. This ruling came...
21st April 2025
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Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice as PDF
A summary of the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers judgment and practical advice for organisations to...
21st April 2025
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What does the For Women Scotland judgment mean in practice?
The judgment handed down yesterday by the Supreme Court returns the Equality Act to clarity. Many organisations have fallen...
17th April 2025
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For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers
before Lord Reed, President Lord Hodge, Deputy President Lord Lloyd-Jones Lady Rose Lady Simler
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IT’S A WIN!
We are delighted that the Supreme Court has accepted the arguments of For Women Scotland and rejected the position...
16th April 2025
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Gender-recognition certificates (GRCs): the facts
As background information for the Supreme Court judgment on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on 16th April...
14th April 2025
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Will the Supreme Court protect women’s rights?
On Wednesday 16th April the UK Supreme Court will deliver judgment in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers...
14th April 2025
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UK Supreme Court case: where could the decision leave the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill?
Independent policy analysis collective Murray Blackburn Mackenzie sets out why responsibility for the next move on the Gender Recognition...
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Sex in the Supreme Court – a brief overview
A legal analysis of the For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers case by academic and writer Michael Foran...
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For Women Scotland judgment to be handed down next week
The judgment in the matter of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers will be handed down in...
10th April 2025
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The Equality Act: 15 years old today!
On 8th April 2010, the Equality Act received royal assent. The landmark new law drew together legislation addressing race...
8th April 2025
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What does the Equality Act mean for women’s sports?
There are two ongoing cases in the same sport, pool. Women’s tournaments are run in the UK by Ultimate...
8th April 2025
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The Scottish government should take action to protect women at work
Sex Matters, along with Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, For Women Scotland and Fair Play For Women, today wrote to Neil...
18th February 2025
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Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scotland
Sex Matters, Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, For Women Scotland and Fair Play For Women wrote to Neil Gray MSP urging...
18th February 2025
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Kristie Higgs wins belief-discrimination case
Court of Appeal warns against discrimination based on unreasonable objections to social-media posts
12th February 2025
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Edinburgh employment tribunal says no to trans anonymity order
An employment tribunal in Edinburgh has rejected a plea by Fife Health Board and a trans-identifying doctor for an...
8th January 2025
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YouGov poll shows support for sex meaning biological sex in the Equality Act
Growing support for single-sex provision
7th January 2025
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YouGov / Sex Matters survey results, December 2024
Results of fieldwork on 18th–19th December 2024. Published by YouGov.
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The Code of Practice must be clear
Sex Matters has submitted a response to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on its consultation on the Code...
2nd January 2025
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EHRC consults on statutory code of practice
Sex Matters is encouraging people to respond to the EHRC’s consultation on its revised Statutory Code of Practice for...
20th December 2024
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The For Women Scotland case at the Supreme Court
A one-page summary of what the case is about, why it matters, and what the possible outcomes are.
18th December 2024