UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers): working group minutes: 23 April 2026

Attendees and apologies

• Strategy & Coordination Officer, DG Communities
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Strategy & Coordination Lead, DG Communities
• Prisons Team leader, DG Education & Justice
• Communications Manager, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Senior Research Officer, DG Exchequer
• Director for Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Health and Social Care
• Deputy Director, Social Security Scotland
• Communications Manager, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Health & Social Care
• Unit Head, DG Communities
• Unit Head, DG Net Zero
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Net Zero
• Director General, DG Education & Justice
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice

Items and actions

Introduction

The Chair welcomed members to the meeting.

Minutes

Members approved the minutes from last meeting.

Update on UK Government meeting on EHRC Code of Practice

The Director for Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights met with the UK Government to discuss the EHRC Code of Practice on 22 April.

A revised draft Code of Practice was submitted from the EHRC to the UK Government on 13 April.

The UK Government intend to lay the Code for parliamentary approval as soon as practicable, following the pre-election period for the devolved administrations.

Legal Update

A general update was provided on ongoing work.

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.

AOB and Close 

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