Important - The Scottish Labour conference this weekend will be voting on whether Scotland should protect kids
Cass review
While a motion on the Cass review, submitted by the Glasgow Cathcart CLP, calls for Scottish Labour to back the withdrawal of Scottish Government Guidance covering the affirmation of transgender young people in schools.
The motion says the policy of “unquestioning affirmation” of transgender identity in school children is “not congruent” with the Cass review – which recommends “watchful waiting” instead.
Instead, it calls for “support to be provided to gender dysphoric children and gender questioning children” in line with the recommendations of the Cass review.
Questions around self-identification remain controversial in Scotland. Children’s author JK Rowling previously campaigned against gender recognition legislation proposed by then-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
Campaign group Labour Women’s Declaration Scotland called on Scottish Labour’s leadership to back the Glasgow Cathcart motion in support of the Cass Review, adding: “Now is time for Scottish Labour to make sure that biological sex is recognised as real and relevant in every aspect of policy and that Cass Review is implemented in full”.
https://labourlist.org/2025/02/labour-scottish-conference-motions-list/
So two things to watch
A - Do Sarwar and others back this motion?
B - Do the delegates as a whole back it?
If it passes it will be a positive step.
Also there is a LWD event and stall at the conference again. Be interesting to see the public support for them.