Chamber and committees

Question reference: S6W-38155

Asked by: Dr Pam Gosal MBE, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: 12 June 2025
Current status: Answered by Angela Constance on 26 June 2025

Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to reconcile the Supreme Court's ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers with its current policies on housing trans-identifying male prisoners in female prisons.

Answer

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-38153 on 26 June 2025. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

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