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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Alasdair Ferguson

Police Scotland to carry out searches 'based on biological sex'

POLICE Scotland officers will carry out searches based on biological sex following a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court. 

In April, the Supreme Court ruled that the words “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex, meaning it does not extend to a trans woman with a gender recognition certificate (GRC). 

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