UK Government Within Its ‘Legal Rights’ to Intervene in Scotland’s Gender Recognition Law: Report

Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon addresses the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, on June 28, 2022. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images

A new report has made the case that the UK government can intervene in Scotland’s new gender reforms as they will dramatically affect laws in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Scotland became the UK’s first country to back a self-ID process for legally changing gender when it passed The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in December.