Bumper daily coverage of Sandie Peggie’s tribunal continues 🧵
Sandie Peggie’s daughter hits back at NHS Fife manager’s claim mum didn’t like her being gay @alasdair_clark @thecourieruk thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/52…
Sandie Peggie v Beth Upton RECAP: The latest from the NHS Fife trans changing room employment tribunal @RachelAmery @TheScotsman scotsman.com/news/politics/…
Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie was viewed as misbehaving, lawyer claims @Geri_E_L_Scott @thetimes thetimes.com/uk/scotland/ar…
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The tribunal of Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife resumed this week, and I am in Dundee to watch some of the hearing, with Sandie and her family, and with supporters from Scotland and beyond.
Many more have been following online, reading @tribunaltweets or watching the daily reports by Dr Michael Foran:
I first heard about Sandie’s case in January 2024, when @JNHanvey sent Sex Matters a message:
“Hi folks, I have a constituent who has been a staff nurse in our local A&E for over 20 years. She has been suspended for requesting privacy in the changing room. She’s premenopausal and found herself in a bit of a bind. A doctor who is a trans-identifying man refused to give her privacy and claimed her request was bullying. Many colleagues share her concerns, but are too frightened to say anything. Looks like her employer is misinformed of the law and her union RCN appears to be offering very weak support.”
The @EHRC has said that duty-bearers should not delay in acting following the Supreme Court’s clarification of the meaning of sex in law.
Despite this, the Scottish Government has written to us saying that it does not agree that it is “appropriate or straightforward to take immediate steps” to bring its policies in line with the law.
Extraordinarily, one of the reasons it gives for not acting swiftly is that the @GoodLawProject is bringing a legal challenge against the @EHRC for its interpretation of the workplace regulations.
Our pressure on @scotgov is hitting the headlines 🧵
“It simply needs to confirm that it accepts the court’s ruling in practice, and to revoke its previous guidance... Nothing more needs to change — except the security and peace of mind for women using the facilities.”
@iainmacwhirter @thetimes on our second letter before action
It was covered by Neil Pooran for PA Media so ran widely across national and regional newspapers not only in Scotland but the wider UK. thenational.scot/news/national/…
The Data Bill is back in the House of Lords this afternoon.
Sex Matters has had a letter from @peterkyle which he asks us to share with supporters.
We are pleased that the government has recognised the issue about sex data accuracy
But we are not reassured that it is taking adequate action.
We wrote back explaining the problem again.
1⃣The govt says: “It is for public authorities to decide if they wish to share data, which data they wish to share and to ensure that data is accurate for the purpose for which it is being used.”
This is not how digital identities will work! Public authorities will not know the purpose for which a person's data is requested, only that they have consented to share it.