![Paragraph 472. Stage 1 Executive Committee Report to Scottish Parliament 2022.
The majority of the Committee belleves that the concerns raised, while recognising that such views are sincerely held, go beyond the scope of the provisions in the Bill, and is satisfied that the Bill itself will not change any of the protections or definitions set out in the Equality Act 2010, including the ability to exclude trans people from single-sex services where proportionate and appropriate.
The majority is satisfied that the Bill will not change or remove women's rights, make changes to how toilets and changing rooms operate, redefine what a man or a woman is, nor change or expand trans people's rights.
The majority is satisfied that the Bill will not change the effect of a GRC, which is that the individual is legally recognised in their acquired gender.
****Further, the majority recognise that, when asked about evidence of abuse and concerns, no witness was able to provide concrete examples.***
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Paragraph 472. Stage 1 Executive Committee Report to Scottish Parliament 2022. The majority of the Committee belleves that the concerns raised, while recognising that such views are sincerely held, go beyond the scope of the provisions in the Bill, and is satisfied that the Bill itself will not change any of the protections or definitions set out in the Equality Act 2010, including the ability to exclude trans people from single-sex services where proportionate and appropriate. The majority is satisfied that the Bill will not change or remove women's rights, make changes to how toilets and changing rooms operate, redefine what a man or a woman is, nor change or expand trans people's rights. The majority is satisfied that the Bill will not change the effect of a GRC, which is that the individual is legally recognised in their acquired gender. ****Further, the majority recognise that, when asked about evidence of abuse and concerns, no witness was able to provide concrete examples.*** [*** my emphasis]
2/3 #NaomiCunningham was one of the owners of the acceptance in #Stage1 report of the #ScottishParliament #GenderRecognitionAct Reform (Scotland) Bill 2022 who on camera confirmed there was no concrete (verifiable) examples of the threats & harms of which they spoke.
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