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UK Supreme Court: “sex” in the Equality Act means biological sex — Scottish prisons guidance falls next
On 16 April 2025 the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that “man,” “woman,” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 mean biological sex. On 19 June 2026 an Outer House judgment found Scottish Prison Service guidance unlawful insofar as it placed opposite-biological-sex prisoners contrary to sex-segregated rules.
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