Funding row after taxpayer backed Equality Network calls for EHRC code to be scrapped (opens original article in a new tab)

For Women Scotland accuses the Equality Network of breaching grant conditions by providing illegal advice, as the group supports rejecting the EHRC code on single-sex services.

• For Women Scotland accuses Equality Network of breaching grant conditions by providing illegal advice to organizations.
• Equality Network supports a motion to reject EHRC code, which defines single-sex services based on biological sex.
• Supreme Court ruling in 2025 confirmed 'woman' and 'sex' refer to biological sex under Equality Act 2010.
• Equality Network received £553,711 in Scottish Government funding last year.