UK Supreme Court Judgment (For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers): working group minutes: 4 July 2025

Attendees and apologies

• Director EIHR (Equality,Inclusion and Human Rights)

• Policy Officer, DG Communities

• Director, DG Communities

• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice

• Director, DG Health and Social Care

• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice

• Deputy Director, DG Corporate

• Team Leader, DG Communities

• Unit Head, DG Education and Justice

• Policy Manager, DG Communities

• Deputy Director, DG Education and Justice

• Unit Head, DG Economy

• Policy Manager, DG Communities

• Deputy Director, DG Strategy and External Affairs

• Head of Major Events, DG Corporate

• Unit Head, DG Communities

• Director, DG Corporate

• Deputy Director, DG Net Zero

• Director, DG Education and Justice

• Team Leader, DG Communities

• Deputy Director, DG Corporate

• Deputy Director, DG Corporate

• Director, DG Education and Justice

• Deputy Director, DG Education and Justice

• Director, DG Education and Justice

• Deputy Director, DG Corporate

• Team Leader, DG Corporate

• Director, DG Communities

• Director General, DG Communities

Items and actions

Welcome

Director EIHR welcomed everyone and thanked them for the work on commissions. Highlighted the tracker document and asked that everyone keep it up to date.

Director EIHR highlighted that the timeline for the Code of Practice from EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission) has been considerably extended due to the extension to the length of the consultation.

Members business

Updates were provided by:

• Directorate for Health
• Directorate for Learning
• Directorate for Safer Communities
• Directorate for Local Government and Housing
• Directorate for Fair Work
• Directorate for Scottish Procurement and Property

Close

Director General Communities thanked members for their contributions, and reiterated the ask to provide updates on a weekly basis.

Action points:

• all members are expected to update the tracker on an ongoing basis
• all members to provide input to weekly note for First Minister