SNP loses bid to 'redefine meaning of women' to include trans people on public boards

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Source: The Telegraph

SNP loses bid to ‘redefine meaning of women’ to include trans people on public boards

Daniel Sanderson
Fri, February 18, 2022, 9:06 AM

An attempt by SNP ministers to "redefine the meaning of women" to include people born as males has been ruled unlawful by the Scottish courts in a landmark victory for feminist campaigners.

Edinburgh's Court of Session found that the nationalist government went beyond its devolved powers by legislating that transgender women should count as women in a law designed to increase female representation on public boards.

The campaign group For Women Scotland, which crowdfunded almost £200,000 to mount the legal fight, lost a judicial review a year ago but has now succeeded on appeal.

The court said that the Scottish Parliament would have been entitled to legislate to attempt to increase numbers of women and trans people on public boards separately, as both groups are protected under the Equality Act.

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