Supreme Court UK LIVE: Judges rule that 'sex' refers to biological sex in For Women Scotland gender case
The UK Supreme Court has delivered its verdict in the For Women Scotland case
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman is based on sex, following a challenge brought by women’s rights campaigners.
The ruling follows a series of challenges brought by the campaign group, For Women Scotland (FWS), over the definition of “woman” in Scottish legislation mandating 50 per cent female representation on public boards.
UK Supreme Court judge Lord Hodge announced that the Equality Act’s definition of a woman is based on biological sex. However, he also counselled not to see this as a triumph for one side over another and stresses the law still gives trans people protection against discrimination.
The dispute centred on whether or not somebody with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the 2010 Equality Act.
Follow along here as The Scotsman brings you full updates from the courtroom and reaction to the verdict
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