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to block a bill passed in scotland is outrageous, and has vowed to fight it in court. the legislation had aimed to make it quicker and easier for trans people to change gender. but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. our lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it's causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland's gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next... shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill's come to a screeching halt. it's the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people
the atalanta, bumping up from the atalanta, bumping up against high pressure, so it looks like the cold air might stay in place for quite a while across the eastern side of the country even as head into next week, but we will certainly see some changes coming into the north and the west from the end of the week. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish
this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. the uk's largest education union has announced that teachers will strike in england and wales on seven dates in february and march over pay. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. china's population has fallen for the first time in 60 years, with the national birth rate hitting
at the hands of a serving met officer was supposed to be a watershed moment. those here say that change has never happened. frances read, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... the government has conceded to a backbench rebellion and accepted that managers at online companies should face prison if they fail to protect children from harmful content. a misconduct hearing this morning will formally dismiss david carrick from the metropolitan police, after he admitted dozens of sexual offences including rapes. a constitutional row develops between the uk and scottish governments after westminster announces plans to block a scottish bill designed to make it easierfor people to change their legal gender. the bbc has discovered bribes and hundreds of duplicate concert tickets may be to blame for the crush which killed two
full reasoning behind westminster�*s decision to trigger section 35, but nicola sturgeon, the first minister of scotland, has said that this is a full frontal attack on the scottish parliament and its ability to make its own decisions on devolved matters. hersocial its own decisions on devolved matters. her socialjustice secretary, shona robison, has been speaking this morning and she said on bbc radio scotland that this would simplify the process for obtaining a gender recognition certificate, it wouldn't affect the purpose or use of such a certificate andindeed purpose or use of such a certificate and indeed she pointed out that there was an amendment put into the bill that she said put beyond doubt its impact on the equality act 2010. but of course, as is clear, alister jack and the westminster government disagree, their reasoning comes today. after that it will be up to the scottish government to decide weather to seek a judicial review,
for trans people to change gender, but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. we can speak now to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. lorna, how significant is this intervention? it really is a major intervention. westminster has successfully challenged legislation passed by hollywood before on the basis that msps exceeded their powers. this is the first time they are blocking a law passed in holyrood on the basis they believe it will have a negative impact on uk law. it is worth looking at the letter that alister jack, rishi sunak�*s man in scotland, sent to the first minister, nicola sturgeon, yesterday, informing her he would trigger a section 35, the first time that has been used in the nearly quarter of a century it has been on the statute books. he said
quicker and easierfor trans people to change gender but uk ministers say it would have a significant impact on equality laws. 0ur lgbt and identity correspondent, lauren moss, explains. it split the political spectrum, and now it's causing divisions in the united kingdom. scotland's gender recognition reform bill, to simplify the process for people to change their legal sex, was voted through just before christmas, but not without controversy. thank you. the next... shame on you! and now the uk government has put the brakes on and the bill's come to a screeching halt. it's the first time westminster has ever used a section 35 order, effectively blocking the legislation from becoming law. some lgbt campaigners have described it as an attack on transgender people and scottish democracy. i've been on the waiting list for the gender identity clinic forfour and a half, nearly five years now, with no sight of when i'm going to have my initial appointment. and the current process requires me to get a psychiatric diagnosis
scotland and wales. it's the first time westminster has sought to stop a scottish bill from becoming law. the first minister of scotland nicola sturgeon said her government would take legal action — and accused westminster of trying to provoke a �*culture war�*. the plans would see applications for a legal change handled by the registrar generalfor scotland — not a uk panel — and no diagnosis or medical reports would be required. one of the most controversial proposals is to lower the minimum age that someone can apply from 18 to 16. and the period in which applicants need to have lived in their acquired gender would be cut to three months — or six months for 16 and 17 year—olds. 0ur political editor chris mason has the latest. outside the uk government�*s building in edinburgh, a protest. the sharing of power, devolution, is an illusion, they argue.