UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers): working group minutes: 7 May 2026

Attendees and apologies

• DG Corporate
• Director General Communities and External Affairs
• Director for Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights
• Deputy Director, DG Education & Justice
• Deputy Director Equality
• Deputy Director, DG Education and Justice
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Communities
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice
• Unit Head, DG Communities
• Deputy Director, DG Net Zero
• Deputy Director, DG Corporate
• Prisons Team leader, DG Education & Justice
• Communications Manager, DG Corporate
• Unit Head, DG Net Zero
• Deputy Director, DG Health and Social Care
• Team Leader, DG Health and Social Care
• Unit Head, DG Corporate
• Research Officer, DG Exchequer

Items and actions

Introduction

The Chair welcomed members to the meeting.

Colleagues were recognised and thanked for their continued support of this group. Noting the important role this group will have in the coming months with new Ministers and the final stages of approval of the Code of Practice.

Minutes

Members approved the minutes from last meeting.

Update on the EHRC Code of Practice

The Unit Head for Equality Division outlined ongoing preparations for the revised Code of Practice.

Colleagues were asked to revisit their initial analysis in readiness for the updated Code being laid in UK Parliament during May.

Once the UK Government lay the Code in Parliament, relevant policy areas will be asked to undertake a detailed analysis on the latest draft of the Code.

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 Director General for Corporate and the Director General for Communities and External Affairs closed the meeting by recognising the commitment demonstrated by colleagues and underscoring the importance of sustaining momentum and continued collective action.