Thread by @fairplaywomen

BREAKING NEWS: Fair Play For Women granted permission by Scottish Courts for Judicial Review of the Scottish Census. Full hearing in 2 weeks /1
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The unlawful Scottish guidance says people may self-identify when answering the sex question in the 2022 Scottish Census. The ONS was forced by the English court to remove similar guidance for the England and Wales Census in 2021 /2

What is meant by “sex” in the 1920 Census Act is a matter of statutory interpretation, and as such a question of law. There is no provision currently recognised in law that permits any form of self-identification to affect one’s legally registered sex. /3

The Scottish Guidance authorises and approves conduct which could amount to an offence under the 1920 Act. The Guidance is therefore unlawful and should be amended. /4

The ONS wasted over a hundred thousand of pounds of tax payers money in a desperate attempt to defend their unlawful position in court. It's beyond belief that the Scottish Gov is repeating this reckless act and forcing ordinary members of the public to go to court once again. /5

Extreme gender ideology is deeply embedded within the @scotgov and promoted at the highest levels including the First Minister. Winning this action will constrain Ministers’ pursuit of their ideologically-driven agenda with no regard for Scottish women or long-standing UK laws /6

@scotgov What is meant by “sex” is a question of law – not a matter on which Scottish Ministers can simply take a view. If Nicola Sturgeon wanted to change the definition of sex in the Scottish Census she should have convinced her own parliament. Her Ministers tried but failed to do so /7

@scotgov .@NicolaSturgeon does not have the power to make up her own definition of "Sex" and force it through regardless. That’s not how democracy works. We are bringing this legal action to defend the rights of women and girls in Scotland /8

@scotgov @NicolaSturgeon Sex and gender identity are different characteristics and should not be conflated in data collection. Everyone has a sex in law, including transgender people and both piece of information should be captured by the Census /9

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