Government legislation and court rulings
by Susan Matthews The issue that the High Court had to consider in the Bell v. the Tavistock Judicial Review was whether (or at what age) children can give informed…
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. The Tavistock’s Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) and University College London have finally released the results of their experiment on puberty…
The High Court ruled in the case of Keira Bell and Mrs A v the Tavistock that children under the age of 13 are ‘highly unlikely’ to be able to…
by Michael Biggs, Department of Sociology, University of Oxford. Keira Bell’s and Mrs A’s claim against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust led to a momentous judgment on 1…
In a landmark judgment that will have repercussions around the world the High Court today ruled that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are experimental treatments which cannot be given to…
The Women and Equalities Select Committee (WESC) has launched an Inquiry into reform of the Gender Recognition Act (GRA). The Inquiry asks for evidence in two areas: 1. The government…
Today the Sunday Times has reported that the government is to scrap plans to reform the Gender Recognition Act which would allow self-identification of sex. A formal announcement is expected…
Yesterday Liz Truss MP, Minister for Women and Equalities, set out her priorities to the Women and Equalities Select Committee, including "three very important principles" regarding the Gender Recognition Act…
Following is our full written submission to the Scottish government's Gender Recognition Reform Bill consultation. You can download the PDF here. Questions 1 Do you have any comments on the…
The Scottish parliament building Attribution: Mary and Angus Hogg We have prepared a quick guide to filling in the Scottish Gender Recognition Act Bill consultation which must be returned by…