That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Government fully upholds the Equality Act 2010, and requires all public bodies to comply with the law, and welcomes the role of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission in providing codes of practice and guidance.
Result 61 for, 31 against, 20 abstained, 17 did not vote Vote Passed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
No Party Affiliation
Independent
Alba Party
That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government has failed to give sufficient clarity to the public sector about ensuring the availability of single-sex spaces for women and girls, such as toilets and changing rooms; acknowledges that this failure has resulted in workers in the public sector and school pupils having to share single-sex spaces with individuals of the opposite sex, jeopardising their safety, dignity and privacy, and subjecting some to horrific incidents of sexual abuse and harassment, and calls on the Scottish Government to urgently issue a directive to all public sector organisations requiring that adequate single-sex spaces for biological women and girls are provided on their premises in line with legal obligations.
Submitted by: Shirley-Anne Somerville, Dunfermline, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Result 57 for, 50 against, 7 abstained, 15 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Submitted by: Maggie Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, March 12, 2025