MSPs express ‘deep concern’ over Scottish parliament trans toilet ruling

Holyrood’s decision leaves it out of step with other parliaments across the UK, with current policies at Westminster, Stormont and the Senedd remaining unchanged. Photograph: Jane Barlow/PA

Nearly 50 MSPs and their staff have signed a letter to the governing body of the Scottish parliament expressing “deep concern” about its decision to ban trans people from using the toilets of their lived gender in the building.

Alison Johnstone, Holyrood’s presiding officer and chair of the Scottish parliament’s corporate body, set out the interim position earlier this month in response to the supreme court’s ruling on biological sex.