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Publication - Minutes

UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers): working group minutes: 12 March 2026

Published
11 June 2026
Directorate
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic
Equality and rights
Date of meeting
12 March 2026

Minutes from the meeting of the group on 12 March 2026.

Part of

Attendees and apologies

  • Deputy Director, DG Communities
  • Prisons Team leader, DG Education & Justice
  • Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
  • Deputy Director, DG Corporate
  • Deputy Director, DG Corporate
  • Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
  • Strategy & Coordination Lead, DG Communities
  • Strategy & Coordination Officer, DG Communities
  • Deputy Director, DG Corporate
  • Director, Economy
  • Team Leader, DG Health and Social Care
  • Communications Team Leader, DG Corporate
  • Deputy Director, DG Net Zero
  • Unit Head, DG Communities
  • Deputy Director, DG Health and Social Care
  • Deputy Director, DG Corporate
  • Senior Media Manager, DG Corporate
  • Unit Head, DG Communities
  • Unit Head, DG Health and Social Care

Items and actions

Introduction

Deputy Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights chaired the meeting in the absence of the DG Education and Justice who submitted apologies.

Chair welcomed members and provided an update on Permanent Secretary’s appearance at the Finance and Public Administration Committee on 10 March.

Minutes

Members approved the minutes from last meeting.

Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights Directorate Update

Deputy Director and Unit Head provided an update of current and ongoing work within Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate.

Legal Update

An update was given on recent developments and activity taking place in the following weeks. 

Updates from other DG Areas

High level updates were provided by representatives from DGs:

  • Communities
  • Education
  • Health
  • Justice
  • Corporate

Updates from Communications

Communications colleagues provided an overview of recent and upcoming work.

Members were reminded of the upcoming pre-election period and the impact this will have on communications.

AOB and Close 

The Chair brought the meeting to a close, thanking members for their contributions.

Actions

Members to consider the potential impacts of the pre-election period over the coming weeks.

 

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