UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers) working group minutes: 3 September 2026

Attendees and apologies

• DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Communities
• Strategy & Coordination Lead, DG Communities
• Strategy & Coordination Officer, DG Communities
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Director, DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Senior Media Manager, DG Corporate
• Head of Prisons Unit, DG Education & Justice
• Head of Fair Work Unit, DG Education & Justice
• Chief Statistician, DG Corporate
• Head of Youth Justice & Childrens Hearings, DG Education & Justice
• Head of People Support, Social Security Scotland
• Unit Head, DG Health & Social Care
• Senior Private Secretary, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Education & Justice
• Chief of Staff, DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Senior Media Manger, DG Corporate
• Head of Family Law, DG Education & Justice
• Senior Policy Manager, DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Health & Social Care
• Deputy Director, DG Education & Justice

Items and actions

Introduction

The Chair welcomed members to the meeting.

The Chair confirmed the group's revised meeting schedule, with meetings moving to a six-weekly cycle.

Minutes

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved by email and have since been published online.

Equalities Update

The Deputy Director for Equality provided an update on recent activity across the Equalities Division since the commencement of the EHRC Code of Practice.

Members noted continued interest in equalities issues and received an overview of key developments across the wider portfolio.

Legal Update

A general update was provided on recent activity and ongoing work.

Updates from other DG Areas

High level updates were provided by representatives from DGs:

• Communities
• Education
• Health
• Justice
• Corporate
• Economy

Updates from Communications

Communications colleagues provided an overview of recent and upcoming work.

AOB and Close

Members were reminded to keep the tracker up to date, including any emerging risks, developments and ongoing issues relevant to the group's remit.

Noting the revised meeting schedule members were encouraged to maintain contact between meetings where necessary to support information sharing and coordination.

The chair closed the meeting and thanked members for their continued support.