John Swinney says gender reform legislation will not be introduced by his SNP Government
dailyrecord.co.ukFirst Minister John Swinney has ruled out introducing legislation on gender reform after a previous law was vetoed by the UK Government.
Swinney said his Government cannot legislate in this “area” or proceed with a previous plan that fell foul of the devolution settlement.
The last year of Nicola Sturgeon ’s administration was dominated by a bill to make it easier for trans people to change gender.
But the plans were hugely controversial as critics believed they posed a risk to women and girls.MSPs passed the gender recognition reform bill (GRR) but Scottish Secretary Alister Jack issued an order preventing it from coming into force.The Court of Session upheld his decision.In an interview with Sky News, Swinney said he would not try and introduce a new law:“The reality of the situation we face is that the Supreme Court [sic] has said that we can’t legislate in that area.
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