6 d. ago Euan McColm: I could say Sandie Peggie tribunal judge Sandy Kemp was an idiot

Tribunal ruling contained bizarre and downright wrong assertions and seemed to have misinterpreted Supreme Court’s decision on gender ID

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7 d. ago Now trans row nurse tribunal judge faces backlash as ruling misnamed campaign group

The troubled Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling is facing having to issue yet another correction after a campaign group was misnamed in a way which it claimed harmed its reputation.

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7 d. ago Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling shows 'incompetence beyond belief', says former SNP health secretary

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Neil said if he was health secretary he would have ensured the NHS Fife board was sacked for its role in the Sandie Peggie case.

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie will appeal tribunal following judge's error described as 'unforgivable' by supporters

Sandie Peggie’s legal team confirmed she will appeal an employment tribunal ruling against NHS Fife as supporters condemned a judge’s error in the case as “unforgivable”

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie vows to fight on as legal team say they will appeal employment tribunal judgment

Sandie Peggie’s legal team confirmed she will appeal an employment tribunal ruling against NHS Fife as supporters condemned an error in the case as “unforgivable”

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie vows to continue legal fight after tribunal ruling

The announcement came on the same day part of the original tribunal ruling was amended, amid claims it contained a “completely made up” quote.

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8 d. ago Nurse Sandie Peggie set to appeal tribunal decision after judgement 'falls short in many respects'

Move follows complaints from nurse’s supporters that parts of initial decision in case involving transgender doctor were wrong

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie judgement 'made up quote' as tribunal forced to issue correction

One MSP said "it's extremely concerning that the Sandie Peggie judgment included a quote that appears to have been completely fabricated".

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8 d. ago Amended version of Sandie Peggie tribunal decision to be released

It comes after supporters of the nurse claimed parts of the initial decision were incorrect.

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8 d. ago Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling 'unusual and surprising' claims former UK equalities chief

Baroness Falkner said "If you decide that you're providing a single-sex facility, then you cannot allow any biological males into that facility"

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8 d. ago Trans doctor changing room case: does it amount to a bathroom ban?

Some businesses still waiting for final EHRC guidance while firms that moved early to exclude trans people show no sign of backtrackingOn Monday, a Dundee employment tribunal ruled a narrow win for Sandie Peggie, the nurse who complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor. But the lengthy judgment also takes on the pivotal question that has been challenging employers, lawyers and campaign groups since April – does a supreme court judgment mean that transgender people must now be excluded from same-sex facilities that align with their chosen gender? Does it amount to a bathroom ban or not?The supreme court ruled earlier this year that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Interim advice released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission soon after the judgment in effect banned trans people from using facilities according to their lived gender, and its official guidance is expected to closely reflect that advice. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Does the NHS trans doctor ruling mean there is no bathroom ban?

Some businesses still waiting for final EHRC guidance while firms that moved early to exclude trans people show no sign of backtrackingOn Monday, a Dundee employment tribunal ruled a narrow win for Sandie Peggie, the nurse who complained about sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor. But the lengthy judgment also takes on the pivotal question that has been challenging employers, lawyers and campaign groups since April – does a supreme court judgment mean that transgender people must now be excluded from same-sex facilities that align with their chosen gender? Does it amount to a bathroom ban or not?The supreme court ruled earlier this year that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. Interim advice released by the Equality and Human Rights Commission soon after the judgment in effect banned trans people from using facilities according to their lived gender, and its official guidance is expected to closely reflect that advice. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Tories demand sacking of NHS Fife chief executive after Sandie Peggie tribunal

The Scottish Conservatives challenged Holyrood Health Secretary Neil Gray to dismiss NHS Fife chief executive Carol Potter.

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1 week ago SNP health secretary told to sack NHS Fife chief executive over Sandie Peggie ruling

Carol Potter is due to take early retirement next summer - but MSPs say government ministers should step in and sack her.

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1 week ago Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling shows need for 'consistent approach' to single sex spaces in Scotland

Jackie Baillie said both NHS Fife and the SNP Government had "significant questions to answer" following the Sandie Peggie ruling.

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1 week ago Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling should lead to resignations of NHS Fife’s blundering board

Record View says the tribunal ruling means John Swinney declaring, loudly and clearly, that single sex spaces for women must be protected.

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1 week ago Aspects of Peggie tribunal findings ‘hugely problematic for women’ – solicitor

An employment tribunal upheld Sandie Peggie’s claims she was harassed by NHS Fife but other claims were dismissed.

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1 week ago Sandie Peggie 'relieved' after partial win in trans row tribunal against NHS Fife

"I am beyond relieved and delighted that the tribunal has found that my employer Fife Health Board harassed me after I complained about having to share a female-only changing room with a male colleague."

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1 week ago Sandie Peggie judgment: What did the employment tribunal uphold

In a complicated judgment of more than 300 pages an employment tribunal has upheld some of Sandie Peggie’s claims but dismissed others

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1 week ago Nurse Sandie Peggie wins part of employment tribunal against NHS Fife

The judgment in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife and Dr Upton has been published.

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