Ash Regan

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Ash Regan quits Scottish Government over gender recognition vote (HeraldScotland)

It is not clear if she will vote against or abstain. The proposals aim to modernise the process for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate – ...

“However, in circumstances in which a Minister is unable to support the government, it is the case that the only options available are resignation ahead of the vote or dismissal thereafter. “I note that at no stage have you approached me - or indeed the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice - to raise your concerns about the Gender Recognition Reform Bill or the vote this evening. In her resignation letter, Ash Regan said she had "considered the issue of Gender Recognition Reform very carefully over some time" and had "concluded that my conscience will not allow me to vote with the government at the

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Ash Regan quits Scottish Government ahead of gender recognition ... (Holyrood)

'My conscience will not allow me to vote with the government'

In a letter to the First Minister, Regan stated: "I have considered the issue of gender recognition reform very carefully over some time. "I have greatly valued the opportunity over the last few years to work in government with colleagues to build a better Scotland." Community safety minister Ash Regan has quit the Scottish Government ahead of a key vote on reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.

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