Trans toilet rules will not be ‘policed' by Holyrood bosses
Parliament's ruling body said it will not monitor the use of toilets
NEW rules on the use of toilets at the Scottish Parliament will not be 'policed' or monitored by Holyrood's ruling body, MSPs have been told.
Officials have confirmed that female and male facilities at the parly should be used according to biological sex in the wake of the landmark Supreme Court judgment which ruled sex refers to biological sex under equalities laws.
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Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie raised the issue at Holyrood.
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Rule changes were made following the Supreme Court judgment in April this year.
It applies to toilets, changing rooms and showers in the building, while some other existing facilities have been designated as being for gender-neutral usage.
However, 17 MSPs and 29 staff at Holyrood have signed an open letter criticising the decision and to express their 'deep concern' about the changes.
Raising the issue with the parliament's ruling body on Tuesday, Scottish Greens co-leader Patrick Harvie asked: 'Can the Corporate Body promise us that nobody will be required to provide birth certificates or other paperwork merely because someone intolerant suspects them of being transgender?'
Responding, SPCB member Christine Grahame said: 'This is not going to be policed by the Corporate Body, but like other sector bodies, we have a complaints process which staff can advise on… for those who wish to complain and which we will consider.
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"But, we are certainly not monitoring the use of public facilities as a corporate body.'
Weighing in, Scottish Tory leader Russell Findlay claimed people would be 'astonished' that parliamentary time was used up to debate the issue.
He added: 'This farcical waste of time confirms how out of touch these left-wing parties are from the concerns of people in the real world.'
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