Question reference: S6W-14543
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 30 January 2023
-
Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 February 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to its executive agencies regarding the criteria for risk assessments conducted which may allow transgender individuals to access single sex spaces.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not issue guidance on the Equality Act 2010. Legal responsibility for this lies with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). On 4 April 2022 the EHRC published a practical guide to law on single sex spaces. This guidance is available on the EHRC website here: Guidance published for providers of single-sex services | Equality and Human Rights Commission (equalityhumanrights.com)