Submitted by:
Russell Findlay,
West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Date lodged:
Monday, 10 March 2025
Motion reference: S6M-16755
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 12 March 2025
Motions as amended
That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Government fully upholds the Equality Act 2010, and requires all public bodies to comply with the law, and welcomes the role of the Equalities and Human Rights Commission in providing codes of practice and guidance.
Vote
Result61 for, 31 against, 20 abstained, 17 did not voteVote Passed
That the Parliament believes that the Scottish Government has failed to give sufficient clarity to the public sector about ensuring the availability of single-sex spaces for women and girls, such as toilets and changing rooms; acknowledges that this failure has resulted in workers in the public sector and school pupils having to share single-sex spaces with individuals of the opposite sex, jeopardising their safety, dignity and privacy, and subjecting some to horrific incidents of sexual abuse and harassment, and calls on the Scottish Government to urgently issue a directive to all public sector organisations requiring that adequate single-sex spaces for biological women and girls are provided on their premises in line with legal obligations.