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Scottish parliament live: Tess White asks Scottish Government whether it will review public sector guidance on single-sex spaces

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:21

Coming up this afternoon, here's the link:

https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meeting-of-the-parliament-march-18-2025

Meeting of the Parliament | Scottish Parliament TV

https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/meeting-of-the-parliament-march-18-2025

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 15:09

CLARIFICATION: Sorry, typing in haste:

Civil service bod: That's RELATED TO our trans network, we are inclusive.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 15:00

Also on today was this:

https://www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/finance-and-public-administration-committee-march-18-2025

The Finance and Public Administration Committee Committee taking evidence from Permanent Secretary John-Paul Marks.

Michelle Thomson (SNP MSP) has questions on Scotgov workplace policies based on self-identification and 'overreach'.

John-Paul Marks, Permanent Secretary: Over 50% of civil service are women.

MT: What groups are there to represent women?

JPM: Staff networks ... gender interests, women's interests.

MT: I assume one is Women's Dev Network? Is it in public domain that WDN allows for men to self ID as women?

Civil service bod: That's our trans network, we are inclusive.

I'll let the Express take over from this point:

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-governments-women-development-network-34884520

Scottish Government's 'Women Development Network' is open to men in self-ID row

The SNP Executive's top civil servant JP Marks was grilled about whether he was accountable for the government potentially breaking the law by not offering single-sex facilities, and allowing men to self-identify as women to access them.

https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-governments-women-development-network-34884520

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334bu · 18/03/2025 14:43

Usual waffle from S A Somerville.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:31

So, government stance is now to buck-pass to EHRC.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:31

SA Somerville: Gov supports single sex exemptions. Guidance published by EHRC is v important. Looks forward to updated code of practise.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:30

Ash Regan: Another breach of women and girls' human rights. Girls in care and women in prison.Gov is promoting illegal and illiterate gender based policy.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:29

SA Somerville: New rules from SPS in 2023, law states 106 in rules - consent is required for searching. Rules 103, officer of same 'gender' as visitor.

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:28

[Massive paraphrasing]

TW: Quotes from guidance re children in care.

SA S: that's for the EHRC to concern itself with

TW: Ludicrous and chilling statement from the regulator that is suppose to protect children. Massive safeguarding issues. Scottish Prison Service allowing Trans id prison officers to perform intimate searches of visitors. Violent men can still be housed in female prison estate. Will gov lay down the law and tell them to withdraw guidance to allow rights of male individuals to transcend those of women and girls?

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ArabellaScott · 18/03/2025 14:26

In light of concerns about Care Inspectorate and Prison Service.

SA Somerville : New guidance refers to EA. Recently completed consultation on codes of practise, explains EA. Yet to be published.

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