THE Scottish Government will “vigorously contest” any attempts by Westminster to block new gender reforms, the Social Justice Secretary has said.
In the hours after the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill passed at Holyrood on Thursday, Scottish Secretary Alister Jack said his office would look at what could be done to stop the bill, including invoking section 35 of the Scotland Act – which provides an effective veto if legislation will have an impact on reserved matters.
UK equalities minister Kemi Badenoch also said the UK Government was “now looking at provisions that can prompt reconsideration” of the legislation.
