Article 67X1S Scotland gender recognition bill: what is a section 35 order?

Scotland gender recognition bill: what is a section 35 order?

by
Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent
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Clash over transgender rights will be seen as a test of the constitutional balance between Holyrood and Westminster

As the UK government confirms that it will use a section 35 order to block a new law that would make Scotland the first part of the UK to introduce a self-identification system for people who want to change gender, we explain what it is and why there is such controversy over it.

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