Consultation Submissions
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls
The following briefing was submitted to the call for inputs from the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls ahead of her visit to the Scotland in February....
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UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women: the meaning of sex and self-identification
The following report was submitted to the CEDAW Committee who are considering the implications of self-identification of sex and gender identity as a legal right. It looks at where...
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Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
This is our short submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee’s call for views on the amendment to the GRPB Act to bring it...
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SPS policy on the management of transgender prisoners
This is our submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Criminal Justice Committee who will be looking at the SPS policy when it meets on 11th January. It’s also available to...
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Equal Treatment Bench Book
The Equal Treatment Bench Book (ETBB) provides advice and guidance for judges who are duty bound to ensure that all who come before the courts are dealt with in...
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Statutory guidance for RSHP in schools
This is our submission to the Scottish Government consultation on statutory guidance for Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenthood (RSHP) in schools. The draft guidance can be read here and...
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A Human Rights Bill for Scotland
This is our submission to the Scottish Government consultation on a human rights bill which proposes to incorporate four UN treaties, including CEDAW, into Scots law. The consultation document...
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Withdraw the ‘Supporting transgender young people in schools’ guidance from Scottish schools
This is our submission to the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee who are considering petition PE2001 calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to withdraw...
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CEDAW: Equal and inclusive representation of women in decision-making systems
On 22 February 2023 the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) will hold a half-day of general discussion on “Equal and inclusive representation of women in...
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Witchcraft Convictions (Pardons) Bill
The following is our submission on 15 September 2022 to the consultation on the proposed Witchcraft Convictions (Pardons) (Scotland) Bill. We are pleased to see that the paper recognises...