Judges to rule on whether the definition of woman in the Equality Act 2010 includes transgender women with gender recognition certificates

The AP also have put together a short summary on what the case is about:

The case stems from a 2018 law passed by the Scottish parliament stating that there should be a 50% female representation on the boards of Scottish public bodies. That law included transgender women in its definition of women.

For Women Scotland (FWS) successfully challenged that law, arguing that its redefinition of “woman” went beyond parliament’s powers.

Scottish officials then issued guidance stating that the definition of “woman” included a transgender woman with a gender recognition certificate. FWS sought to overturn that.

“Not tying the definition of sex to its ordinary meaning means that public boards could conceivably comprise of 50% men, and 50% men with certificates, yet still lawfully meet the targets for female representation,” the group’s director Trina Budge said.

The challenge was rejected by a court in 2022, but the group was granted permission last year to take its case to the supreme court.