Yours sincerely, Trina Budge, Marion Calder and Susan Smith Directors, For Women Scotland Annex Equality Network letters to the Scottish Government: ● 04 Sep 2025, Letter to Cab Sec for Justice, and Cab Sec for Social Justice: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-04Sep2025.pdf ● 04 Sep 2025, Letter to First Minister: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-to-FM-04Sep2025.pdf ● Undated letter which states, “following up from our meeting on Monday this week” and referred to “correspondence with the Cabinet Secretaries last week” so letter possibly approx 10 Sep 2025 https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-date-unknown.pdf ● 10 Nov 2025, Letter from EN to Cab Sec for Justice: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-20Nov2025.pdf ● 10 Nov 2025, Letter to First Minister: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-to-FM-20Nov2025.pdf ● 03 Feb 2026, Letter to Cab Sec for Social Justice: https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-03Feb2026.pdf ● 06 Feb 2026, Letter to DPLR Committee: https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/delegated-powers-and-law-refor m-committee/correspondence/2026/20260206-ssi-brief-delegated-powers-and-law-re form-committee.pdf ● between 17&20 Feb 2025, Letter to Criminal Justice Committee: https://www.parliament.scot/~/media/committ/12636/Paper-2--Background-Briefing Equality Network meetings with the Scottish Government: ● 08 Sep 2025 (Monday): EN meeting with Cab Secs for Justice, and Cab Sec for Social Justice Referred to in the undated letter which stated: “following up from our meeting on Monday this week” and referred to “correspondence with the Cabinet Secretaries last week” so letter possibly approx 10 Sep 2025 https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-letter-date-unknown.pdf ● 24 Sep 2025: LGBTQI+ Stakeholder Bi-monthly meeting with Equalities Minister Unknown whether HCA was discussed. https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/LGBTQI-Stakeholder-Bi-Monthly-Meeting- Agenda-24Sep2025_REDACTED.pdf ● 29 Oct 2025: EN and other LGBT orgs meeting with Cab Sec for Social Justice and Equalities Minister https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/Cabinet-Secretary-LGBTQI-stakeholder-m eeting-Minutes-29Oct2025_REDACTED.pdf ● 30 Oct 2025: EN Meeting with Cab Sec for Justice EN stated that they had concerns about the broad policy approach which provides that everyone is considered to be of one of two sexes, expressed concern that the Scottish Government may now seek to apply the definition more widely, and raised concern about the use of the term “biological sex” in the draft SSI (EN has an alternative drafting which they believe would achieve the same policy without using this specific term). https://forwomen.scot/wp-content/uploads/EN-meeting-with-Cab-Sec-Justice-minutes -30Oct2025_REDACTED.pdf ● 26...