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2025-02-25 12:06:25
https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-twist-sandie-peggie-case-34742839
The lawyer representing Sandie Peggie in her employment tribunal against NHS Fife has described news the health board did not carry out an impact assessment before allowing a trans doctor access to the female changing room as "alarming". And Margaret Gribbon questioned why Health Secretary Neil Gray continues to offer his full backing to the NHS Fife board.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to health bosses in Fife to point out their "obligations" around single-sex spaces under the Equality Act. This included their "duty to assess and review" any proposed policies or practices, such as opening up female-only spaces to biological men who identify as women.
According to The Herald, the EHRC asked for a copy of NHS Fife's impact assessment and called for it to be published on its website. However, Ms Gribbon said she asked for the same information last year but was told it didn't exist. The case was raised due to the presence of Dr Beth Upton, who is biologically male, in the changing room when Ms Peggie was there.
Ms Gribbon said: "We note that in their correspondence to the Board's CEO, the EHRC stated that they were unable to find evidence on the Board's website of their compliance with their legal duty to assess and review their policy relating to staff access to single-sex changing facilities. This is because no such policy or evidence exists.