UK supreme court ruling on legal definition of woman ‘brings clarity and confidence’, says government – as it happened

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The definition of a woman and sex in the Equality Act relates to a biological woman and biological sex", the supreme court has ruled as it unanimously allowed an appeal from gender critical campaign group For Women Scotland.

A possible outcome of the case is that the court will agree with the previous interpretation of the law as it stands, but suggest parliament considers amending the Equality Act to deal with these previously unforeseen consequences.