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Letter to EHRCJ Committee – CEDAW

The following is the text of a letter we sent to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee on 21 September regarding evidence given by Engender...

Auld Reekie

Way back in March we sent the following letter to the Independent Advisers of the Scottish Ministerial Code regarding statements made in Parliament by several Scottish Ministers, including the...

Mixed sex toilets in schools

A decade ago there was no need to worry about the layout of toilets in schools or ask who could use which toilet. Since then, however, guidance from the Scottish Government...

It only applies to the Equality Act…

…said no-one who has actually read the UK Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers. Which is perhaps why Equality Network, among many others, has foolishly and frequently...

The Pot of Gold at the End of the Rainbow

On the 19th of June we won a judicial review on the Scottish Prison Service’s transgender policy which allowed males to be accommodated in the female prison estate. The...

Letter to Amnesty

We sent the following letter to the chairs of Amnesty International UK Selection Board and Charitable Trust regarding the seriously false and defamatory nature of their (now under review)...

FWS v Scottish Ministers III – the judgment

Judgment was handed down by the Court of Session on Friday 19th June on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on the Scottish Prison Service Policy for the...

UK Supreme Court – one year later

To mark the first anniversary of our landmark Supreme Court judgment, FWS returned to London, arriving in time for a debate in Westminster Hall on the ruling, and a...

UK Supreme Court – the judgment

Judgment was handed down by the UK Supreme Court on Wednesday 16th April on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on the effect of the Gender Recognition Act...

What’s Happening in Your Child’s School?

Report 1: What’s Happening in Your Child’s Classroom? SummaryThe number of children presenting with gender distress in Scotland has soared over the last decade, particularly since 2017 when many...

Edinburgh Council toilet provision

This is our submission to City of Edinburgh Council on their draft policy statement for hygiene facilities. The consultation closed on 18 September 2026. Legal Accuracy:Paragraph 1.1 of the...

Protections in the justice system for women and girls

This is our submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on potential changes to criminal law to prevent and address violence against women and girls. The consultation closed on 31...

The Law and Us

A new permanent exhibition The Law and Us has opened at the UK Supreme Court. The exhibition invites the public to learn about how some of the most significant...

We attended When Rights Collide at the Edinburgh International Book Festival on 16th August. This event was chaired by Catriona Stewart and featured Baroness Brenda Hale, Karon Monaghan KC, and Keio...

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