UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers): working group minutes: 26 March 2026

Attendees and apologies

• DG Education & Justice
• DG Communities
• Communications Manager, DG Corporate
• Strategy & Coordination Lead, DG Communities
• Strategy & Coordination Officer, DG Communities
• Director of Equality Inclusion & Human Rights, DG Communities
• Prisons Team leader, DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Health and Social Care
• Communications Manager, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Net Zero
• Unit Head, DG Corporate
• Team Leader, DG Health and Social Care
• Director, Economy
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Unit Head, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Communities
• Unit Head, DG Communities
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Deputy Director, Social Security Scotland
• Policy Official, DG Health & Social Care
• Deputy Director, DG Communities

Items and actions

Introduction

The Chair welcomed members and noted that the group would continue to meet during the pre‑election period.

Minutes

Members approved the minutes from last meeting.

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.

Members were reminded that the pre‑election period is now in effect and of the implications this will have on communications.

AOB and Close 

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