Crunch vote looms after marathon Holyrood debate in which only half of tabled amendments were discussed
Transgender 16- and 17-year-olds in Scotland are soon likely to be able to apply to change the sex on their birth certificate for the first time as MSPs debated long into the night the Scottish government’s controversial plans to change gender recognition laws.
Despite concerns among SNP backbenchers, some Labour members and the Tories, the SNP-Green majority in Holyrood means the bill is highly likely to pass its final stage during a crunch vote on Wednesday afternoon. The debate was suspended for half an hour while the public gallery was cleared, with social media reports that women were “threatened with arrest” if they did not move.
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