Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

Social Justice Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville said the Scottish Governments would protect the rights of all (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Archive)

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said she is not able to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued following last week’s Supreme Court ruling.

Shirley-Anne Somerville did vow to amend the guidance that will be issued to the country’s public bodies, including the NHS, but said she would wait to meet with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) first.