Written Question·Home Office·UIN 71004

Refuges: Women

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 16 September 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

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

Jess Phillips
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...
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