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| New sex-based rights guidance on way, says Swinney | New sex-based rights guidance on way, says Swinney |
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| John Swinney said he accepted the Supreme Court's ruling on sex-based rights but declined calls to apologise for his government's handling of the issue | John Swinney said he accepted the Supreme Court's ruling on sex-based rights but declined calls to apologise for his government's handling of the issue |
| The Scottish government will issue "timely guidance" on the issue of single-sex spaces following the Supreme Court gender ruling, John Swinney has said. | The Scottish government will issue "timely guidance" on the issue of single-sex spaces following the Supreme Court gender ruling, John Swinney has said. |
| The first minister said new sex-based rights guidance is being developed after the Supreme Court ruled that biological sex defines a woman for the purposes of the Equality Act. | The first minister said new sex-based rights guidance is being developed after the Supreme Court ruled that biological sex defines a woman for the purposes of the Equality Act. |
| But a meeting between Scottish ministers and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission to discuss concerns about the provision of single-sex spaces by health boards has postponed. | |
| Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay urged the first minister to "end the era of divisive gender politics" in the wake of the landmark court ruling. | Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay urged the first minister to "end the era of divisive gender politics" in the wake of the landmark court ruling. |
| Campaigners gathered outside the Supreme Court to hear the verdict | Campaigners gathered outside the Supreme Court to hear the verdict |
| The UK's highest court last week ruled the definition of a woman in the 2010 Equality Act is based on biology in a move that will have major implications for single-sex spaces and services such as public toilets and changing rooms. | The UK's highest court last week ruled the definition of a woman in the 2010 Equality Act is based on biology in a move that will have major implications for single-sex spaces and services such as public toilets and changing rooms. |
| It means means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces for women if "proportionate". | It means means transgender women with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) can be excluded from single-sex spaces for women if "proportionate". |
| At First Minister's Questions, Swinney was pressed on what the Scottish government is doing about last week's ruling - it had previously argued in court that transgender people with a GRC are entitled to the same sex-based protections as biological women. | At First Minister's Questions, Swinney was pressed on what the Scottish government is doing about last week's ruling - it had previously argued in court that transgender people with a GRC are entitled to the same sex-based protections as biological women. |
| The first minister said: "We are considering the details of the Supreme Court judgment, taking the necessary advice from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission about the application of that advice, and that will have a bearing on the judgments that are made in relation to public services and I would expect... all public bodies to operate on that basis and within the law." | The first minister said: "We are considering the details of the Supreme Court judgment, taking the necessary advice from the Equalities and Human Rights Commission about the application of that advice, and that will have a bearing on the judgments that are made in relation to public services and I would expect... all public bodies to operate on that basis and within the law." |
| A meeting between Scottish ministers and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - the body tasked with providing guidance on how equalities law in enacted in practice - scheduled for later has been postponed. | A meeting between Scottish ministers and the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) - the body tasked with providing guidance on how equalities law in enacted in practice - scheduled for later has been postponed. |
| This is because the commission does not want to meet Scottish ministers before they have met UK government ministers. | This is because the commission does not want to meet Scottish ministers before they have met UK government ministers. |
| However the EHRC urged bodies to act on the Supreme Court, ruling rather than wait for them to produce revised code of practice. | However the EHRC urged bodies to act on the Supreme Court, ruling rather than wait for them to produce revised code of practice. |
| Protestors gathered in Edinburgh and across Scotland at the weekend to express disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling | Protestors gathered in Edinburgh and across Scotland at the weekend to express disappointment with the Supreme Court ruling |
| Protests were held at the weekend by pro-trans campaigners, with Swinney saying he understood why the trans community would feel "uncertain and anxious" over the court ruling. | Protests were held at the weekend by pro-trans campaigners, with Swinney saying he understood why the trans community would feel "uncertain and anxious" over the court ruling. |
| Reflecting on the ruling, Russell Findlay said: "Common sense and a basic respect for biological truth, have now prevailed thanks to the incredible Scottish women who would not wheesht. | Reflecting on the ruling, Russell Findlay said: "Common sense and a basic respect for biological truth, have now prevailed thanks to the incredible Scottish women who would not wheesht. |
| "Will John Swinney finally apologise to the women of Scotland?" | "Will John Swinney finally apologise to the women of Scotland?" |
| Swinney replied: "The Scottish government accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court." | Swinney replied: "The Scottish government accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court." |
| Later in the exchanges, former Conservative leader Douglas Ross asked Swinney to answer a "straightforward" question: "Does he believe that trans women are women?" | Later in the exchanges, former Conservative leader Douglas Ross asked Swinney to answer a "straightforward" question: "Does he believe that trans women are women?" |
| The first minister replied that the Scottish government "accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court that a woman in the Equality Act 2010 is defined by biological sex". | The first minister replied that the Scottish government "accepts the judgement of the Supreme Court that a woman in the Equality Act 2010 is defined by biological sex". |