Overview

• Victoria McCloud has lodged an application at the European Court of Human Rights invoking Articles 6, 8 and 14 to seek a rehearing of the Supreme Court’s April decision on biological sex.
• Her legal team, led by Oscar Davies and Olivia Campbell-Cavendish and supported by the Trans Legal Clinic, has launched a crowdfunding campaign to cover legal costs.
• For Women Scotland has initiated litigation against the Scottish government for failing to implement the Supreme Court’s definition of ‘woman’ in school and prison policies.
• The Equality and Human Rights Commission is set to deliver its revised statutory code of practice to the equalities minister this week and lay it before Parliament for 40 days of scrutiny.
• The Supreme Court ruling excludes transgender women with Gender Recognition Certificates from single-sex protections under the Equality Act 2010, prompting institutions to revise policies on toilets, sports, healthcare and policing.