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Answers and Note of Argument for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

Answers and Note of Argument for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Prohibition on Submission for Royal Assent) Order 2023

• From: Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland, Office of the Advocate General for Scotland and Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC
• Published: 18 August 2023
• Last updated: 6 September 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

Applies to Scotland

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Answers on Behalf of the Advocate General for Scotland to Petition for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Prohibition on Submission for Royal Assent) Order 2023'.

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Note of argument for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill

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The UK Government made an order under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998 to prevent the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill from proceeding to Royal Assent. This decision was taken by the Secretary of State for Scotland and laid before the UK Parliament on 17 January 2023 .

The Scottish Government has petitioned for a Judicial Review.

Presented here are the Answers on behalf of the Advocate General for Scotland to Petition for Judicial Review of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (Prohibition on Submission for Royal Assent) Order 2023’, and the Note of Argument from Lord Stewart of Dirleton KC, the Advocate General For Scotland, for and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

Please note that the ‘Answers on Behalf of the Advocate General for Scotland’ responds to the Scottish Government’s adjusted petition for judicial review, which varies in several areas from the version of their petition which was initially lodged and published on 19 April 2023.

Published 18 August 2023
Last updated 6 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 6 September 2023

   Amended paragraph numbering on HMTL version of Note of Argument to be consistent with other previous HTML publications of this type.

2. 18 August 2023

   First published.