UK Government: Gender bill decision not taken lightly
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UK Government: Gender bill decision not taken lightly
Scotland Secretary Alister Jack has responded to an Urgent Question in the Commons about the UK Government’s decision to block Scotland’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill – by issuing a Section 35 order under the Scotland Act 1998.
Mr Jack told MPs: “It is our assessment that the Bill would have a serious adverse impact among other things on the operation of the Equality Act 2010.” Report by Jonesia.
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Scotland's New , Gender Recognition Bill , Blocked By UK Government.
CNN reports that the United Kingdom has blocked a new
law meant to allow trans people in Scotland to change
their legal gender..
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The Secretary of State for Scotland Alister Jack has now confirmed the UK government will issue a Section 35 order under the terms of the 1998 Scotland Act, to prevent the Scottish bill from receiving..
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon accuses the Conservative Party of being “interested in stoking some kind of culture war for its own ends”, after Rishi Sunak’s government blocks..
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