Minister hopes gender ruling ‘draws a line’ under issue

Susan smith (left) and Marion Calder, co-directors of For Women Scotland, with campaigners celebrating outside the Supreme Court (Lucy North/PA) - (PA Wire)

A minister has said she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling on the legal definition of the term woman will draw a line under arguments over gender recognition, but accepted more “homework” needed to be done on what it will mean in practice.

Care minister Karin Smyth welcomed the “clarity for women” provided by the court’s judgment and said the “NHS will obviously be complying” along with “every other public body”.