Supreme Court LIVE: Judges to rule on legal definition of a woman in major announcement

Judges at the UK's highest court have begun handing down their judgment on the legal definition of a woman.

The Supreme Court ruling follows a series of challenges brought by For Women Scotland (FWS), a women's rights campaign group, over the in Scottish legislation mandating 50% female representation on public boards.

The dispute centres on whether or not somebody with a gender recognition certificate recognising their gender as female should be treated as a woman under the 2010

The outcome will have far-reaching implications on how sex-based rights apply across Scotland, England and Wales. It will have major implications for sex change operations, access to gender recognition certificates and access to women-only spaces.

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