Public Bodies: Public Appointments

(asked on 28th April 2025) - View Source

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 on 16 April, whether they plan to issue guidance to public bodies to ensure that application forms for appointments to public bodies ask for biological sex rather than gender.


Answered by
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent Portrait
Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
This question was answered on 20th May 2025

We will review and update policy and guidance wherever necessary to ensure it complies with the latest legal requirements.

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