Rules over which jails house trans prisoners challenged in court

Scottish Labour vows to ban transgender women from female prisons in Scotland

The Scottish government has been in court defending its policy of placing some transgender prisoners in female jails.

'Orwellian' SNP Government policy sees women prisoners 'gaslit' and treated as 'pawns' - Scottish Daily Express

Advocate Aidan O’Neill KC for For Women Scotland expresses amazement at the Court of Session to see official policy refer to 'transgender women and to non-transgender women' and adds: 'We are getting lost in the thickets of 'Newspeak''

Women's rights group launches judicial review into housing of trans criminals in Scottish prisons

A court room grudge match between the Scottish Government and For Women Scotland has begun in Edinburgh over the continued housing of transgender inmates in Scottish prisons.The women’s rights group launched a judicial review into the Government’s continued housing of biologically-male prisoners in female prisons despite the unanimous Supreme Court decision in April last year defining gender by biological sex within the framework of the Equality…

Woman prisoners 'traded as pawns for political gain' by 'Orwellian' Scottish government policy, court told

For Women Scotland is taking legal action against the Scottish government, claiming its policy over the management of transgender prisoners is "unlawful".

SNP ministers sought early sight of EHRC sex guidance amid looming trans prison case

THE SNP Government asked its UK counterpart for advance sight of watchdog guidance on sex and gender as it was facing a court case over its policy…

For Women Scotland challenge on trans prisoner policy begins

For Women Scotland begins the legal challenge on the Scottish Government's transgender prison policy.