Claiming gender law block was due to policy row is a red herring, court told
A lawyer for the UK Government said the move came because of the effect the changes ‘would have on reserved law’.
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A lawyer for the UK Government said the move came because of the effect the changes ‘would have on reserved law’.
A judge is set to rule on arguments for and against Westminster's block on the controversial legislation.
Lawyer for UK government calls claim a ‘red herring’ as Holyrood seeks to overturn veto
The case explored the UK Government’s use of Section 35 of the Scotland Act to stop Scottish Government legislation gaining royal assent.
The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill became a constitutional dispute in January when the UK government took the unprecedented step of blocking it from receiving royal assent and becoming law.