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Neil Pooran

Judge rises to consider ‘complex’ arguments in trans prisoner legal challenge

For Women Scotland lodged a petition for judicial review (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

The judge who is considering a legal challenge to the Scottish Government’s policy on managing transgender prisoners has risen from the bench, saying she will need time to examine the complex legal arguments.

Lady Ross said she would not be able to deliver any decision “very rapidly” as three days of hearings came to an end at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.

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