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The National
5 days ago
- Politics
- The National
Donald Trump to visit Scotland 'in weeks' as '5000 police drafted'
Police Scotland's assistant chief constable Emma Bond told Sky News: 'Planning is under way for a potential visit to Scotland later this month by the president of the United States. 'While official confirmation has not yet been made, it is important that we prepare in advance for what would be a significant policing operation.' The expected visit would be the first time Trump has been to Scotland since his victory in the US election. Last month, The Scottish Mail on Sunday reported that Trump will visit his three Scottish golf courses by the end of July, including Turnberry. Trump previously suggested his visit would coincide with the grand opening of a second 18-hole course at Trump International Golf Links in Aberdeenshire, named the MacLeod course after his Scottish mother. According to reports, security services are preparing for Air Force One to land at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire. Trump's last visit to Turnberry, during his first term as president, prompted a protest on a beach overlooking the golf course, featuring now sadly deceased Scottish comedian Janey Godley. The Turnberry course has seen several protests since Trump took over the White House for the second time. Protesters sprayed red paint on the clubhouse at the 800-acre resort, and damage was also caused to the greens where the words 'Gaza is not for sale' were also painted.
Telegraph
16-03-2025
- Health
- Telegraph
Girls in care in Scotland could share bedrooms with boys who think they are trans
Girls in care should be allowed to share a bedroom with boys who think they are transgender, according to guidance published by Scotland's care watchdog. The advice, issued by the Care Inspectorate, said that 'if a transgender young person wants to share a room with other young people who share their gender identity, they should be able to do so as long as the rights of, and risks to, all those involved are considered and respected'. Its guidance, which was published in the wake of last year's Cass Review, says that transgender children 'should not be made to use the toilet or bedroom of their sex assigned at birth'. It adds: 'The provision of gendered facilities such as toilets is social convention. There is no law in Scotland about this'. Women's rights activists have accused the watchdog of being 'grossly negligent' amid a fierce debate on the provision of single-sex spaces in Scotland – namely, that men who self-identify as women can gain access to women's changing rooms and toilets. Helen Joyce, director of advocacy at human rights charity Sex Matters, called the Care Inspectorate's guidance 'a terrifying failure of the state's duty to protect some of Scotland's most vulnerable young people'. 'This policy is grossly negligent, putting young people who deserve so much better at significant risk,' she told The Scottish Mail on Sunday newspaper. It also comes amid the ongoing tribunal case of Sandie Peggie, a nurse who claims NHS Fife subjected her to bullying and harassment after she complained of a transwoman doctor in the female changing room. According to the Cass Review, there is a high presentation of children who have had adverse childhood experiences and those who are 'looked after' among the transgender population. In light of those findings, the Care Inspectorate published updated guidance for care workers and accommodation providers in May 2024. It said it supports schools guidance issued by the Scottish Government in 2021 stating that a transgender youngster should not be made to use the toilet or bedroom of their biological sex. Susan Smith, of campaign group For Women Scotland, said: 'Various pieces of legislation do mandate single-sex toilet provisions. 'Care Inspectorate officials must be naive to the point of abject idiocy if they think gender identity will preclude children indulging in dangerous sexual behaviour. 'Children's human rights and physical safety matter: unless the Care Inspectorate want another child abuse inquiry on their hands, they will stop deliberately putting children at risk.' Scottish Conservative equalities spokesman Tess White said: 'It's frankly ludicrous that Scotland's care watchdog doesn't recognise there are legal obligations to provide single-sex spaces.' A spokesman for the Care Inspectorate said: 'It is for care services to decide on the appropriate provision of facilities to meet the individual needs, rights and wishes of those experiencing care.'
