Scottish gender recognition: who decides?
UK ministers can veto legislation but courts have the last word
Members of the Scottish parliament voted by 86 votes to 39 on 22 December to approve the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill. That completed what the parliament calls stage three of its legislative journey, the equivalent of a third reading at Westminster. But the bill needs royal assent before it can become law.
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