Women’s rights organisations in Scotland have accused Rishi Sunak’s government of spreading misinformation to block the country’s Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
Amnesty International, Rape Crisis Scotland, Scottish Women’s Aid, the Scottish Women’s Convention, the Scottish Women’s Rights Centre and the Young Women’s Movement are among 15 organisations behind a joint letter opposing the UK government’s intention to block the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from becoming law.
The groups took issue with the UK government’s claim that “this legislation would have an adverse impact on the operation of Great Britain-wide equalities legislation”, saying their expert analysis showed no impact on the operation of the UK-wide Equality Act or single-sex spaces.
