Refuges: Women
Commons · Question 71004 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure women’s shelters are in compliance with the Supreme Court judgment in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 16 Sep 2025
Duty bearers must follow the law and should take appropriate specialist legal advice where necessary.The EHRC has submitted the draft updated Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations to the Minister for Women and Equalities. This w...