Chamber and committees

Thank you very much.

I move on to the question of the provision whereby a person with an interest could apply to have a GRC revoked.

Thanks, Colin. Do you want to respond, Vic?

That is really helpful.

I have another question. Melanie Field, you touched on this in that response. Earlier, you talked about medicalisation and about the distinction between medical and social transition. Alasdair MacDonald, in one of your answers to Pam Duncan-Glancy you talked about working to make the process as inclusive and accessible as possible. Given that trans identity is no longer considered by the World Health Organization to be a mental illness, why retain the discussion about the need for proof of gender dysphoria?

Can I clarify something? You just mentioned clarity around definition—definition of what?

To be clear, are you talking about the impacts on policy making and data collection rather than the impact on trans people themselves?

Thanks for that, Vic. Do you have anything to add, Mhairi?

Mhairi, are you happy with that, too?

This is my last question, unless I am allowed a cheeky extra one. The Scottish Human Rights Commission has written to the EHRC to clarify mandates. As you will know, the SHRC suggests that the EHRC is required to seek the consent of the SHRC when it proposes to take action on devolved human rights matters, and we would see gender recognition reform as one such matter. Can you outline that process? Have the two organisations met? What discussions have you had with the SHRC, and has there been an explicit discussion about seeking consent when taking action on devolved human rights matters?

Thanks. That is helpful. I will leave it there.