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Scottish Labour commits to banning transgender women from female prisons if Anas Sarwar becomes first minister
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar vows to enforce single-sex prisons based on biological sex within days of taking office to protect women’s safety and end costly legal disputes.
- Anas Sarwar pledged to remove biological male inmates from the female prison estate within days if he becomes First Minister, saying, `The Supreme Court is clear; the Equality Act must be respected`.
- For Women Scotland is asking Scotland's highest civil court to strike down current prison guidance in a hearing this week, citing last year's UK Supreme Court ruling that `The Supreme Court is clear; the Equality Act must be respected`.
- The policy was reviewed in 2024 after convicted transgender rapist Isla Bryson was briefly held at Cornton Vale in 2023 before being moved to HMP Edinburgh amid public outcry.
- Politically, Sarwar faces criticism for departing from his 2022 support of SNP gender reforms when he whipped MSPs, while the Scottish Government warns a blanket biological-sex rule risks breaching the Human Rights Act.
- With a three-day Court of Session hearing scheduled for February 3 to 5, Sarwar said the move would protect women in custody and end costly legal disputes.
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Great Yorkshire RadioScottish Labour commits to banning transgender women from female prisons if Anas Sarwar becomes first minister
The Scottish Labour leader has pledged his party will "act swiftly" to ensure prisons are "single-sex, based on biological sex" if it gets into power in May.
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