September 2, 2025
For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 (16 April 2025)
For Women Scotland challenged Scottish Government guidance on the Gender Representation on Public Boards Act 2018. The Supreme Court held that 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex only, not certificated sex obtained through a Gender Recognition Certificate. Trans women with GRCs are therefore not 'women' for EA 2010 purposes. Facts For Women Scotland, a feminist voluntary organisation, challenged statutory guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers under the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. Following an earlier successful challenge to the definition of ‘woman’ in that Act, the Scottish Ministers issued revised guidance stating that trans
