MSPs asked to declare sex and trans status by Scottish Parliament after website row

File photograph of a general view of the outside of the Scottish Parliament (Image: Jeff J Mitchell)

THE Scottish Parliament has asked MSPs to declare their sex and transgender status following a row about Holyrood’s website’s gender search function.

Following the 2026 Holyrood election, the Scottish Parliament removed the ability for MSPs to be filtered by gender, stating that this was part of an ongoing review.