The campaign group For Women Scotland claimed Nicola Sturgeon’s administration was attempting to “redefine women yet again” by issuing transgender rules it says are “wholly incompatible” with a landmark court victory, which it won only five months ago.
The feminist organisation was backed by Scotland's top civil court in its claim that SNP legislation designed to increase the number of women on public boards was unlawful as it stated that anyone "living as a woman", regardless of their biological sex, would count as female.
However, the Scottish Government has issued new statutory guidelines which state transgender women should still be counted as female in the workplace quotas, so long as they hold a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC).
For Women Scotland says the SNP’s latest position does not comply with the Court of Session ruling, which found that Holyrood had overstepped its powers by effectively redefining the meaning of sex, to include biological men.
“It is extraordinary that once again women are facing the daunting task of funding another judicial review to defend our name in law,” Trina Budge, a director at For Women Scotland, said.
“The Government seems incapable of either abiding by a court order, or understanding that the definition of woman does not include any males."
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Statement from FWS explaining why they are going back to court - forwomen.scot/18/07/2022/judicial-review-2/