Consultation Submissions Archives

Adding sex to the Hate Crime Act

This is our submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on adding “sex” as a characteristic to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021. The consultation closed on...

Scotland’s Census 2031

This is our submission to the Scottish Government’s consultation on the future requirements of the census and the topics to be included in 2031. The consultation has been extended...

ECNI – the implications of For Women Scotland in Northern Ireland

Following the UK Supreme Court judgment, the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland considers that there is some legal uncertainty as to whether the interpretation of sex as a biological...

Prevention of Domestic Abuse Bill

This is our submission to the Criminal Justice Committee call for views on the Prevention of Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill. The consultation closed on 15 September 2025. Q1. Notification...

Withdrawal of children from Religious Education

This is our submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee call for views on the the Children (Withdrawal from Religious Education and Amendment of UNCRC Incompatibility...

Prostitution Bill

This is our submission to the Criminal Justice Committee call for views on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill. The consultation closed on 05 September 2025. Q1. The...

This is our submission to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) consultation on the update to the Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations following the Supreme Court...

Police Scotland: Review of Sex and Gender Data Recording

This is our submission to the Police Scotland consultation on its review of sex and gender data recording. The consultation closed on 22 June 2025. Police Scotland proposes to adopt the...

Operation of the PSED in Scotland

This is our submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee call for views on its inquiry into the operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in...

UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls report to HRC

This is our submission to the call for input to inform the thematic report to the Human Rights Council by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls....