SCECLB145 Donna McCarthy
What are your views on the general principles of the Bill and
the need for legislation to deliver the Welsh Government’s
stated policy objective (to make the Senedd a more effective
legislature by ensuring it is broadly representative of the gender
make-up of the population)?
You state gender make up as opposed to
biological sex. I am opposed to the wording which would allow self
id and therefore break the protected characteristic of biological
sex with regards to women.
What are your views on the system of enforcement and potential
sanctions for non-compliance proposed in the Bill?
N/a
Are there any potential barriers to the implementation of the
Bill’s provisions? If so, what are they, and are they
adequately taken into account in the Bill and the accompanying
Explanatory Memorandum and Regulatory Impact Assessment?
Biological sex not gender needs to be the
wording. Woman is for biological not gender.
Are any unintended consequences likely to arise from the
Bill?
Erosion of eomens rights, spaces, jobs and
representation.
What are your views on the Welsh Government’s assessment
of the financial and other impacts of the Bill?
Waste of money. Use ot for women's spaces and
to aid women now. Biological women.
What are your views on the balance between the information
contained on the face of the Bill and what is left to subordinate
legislation? Are the powers for Welsh Ministers to make subordinate
legislation appropriate?
No.
Do you have any views on matters relating to the legislative
competence of the Senedd including compatibility with the European
Convention on Human Rights?
As they are unable to.define woman then yes I
believe they would not be competent.
Do you have any views on matters related to the quality of the
legislation, or to the constitutional or other implications of the
Bill?
Wording is intentionally not clear on
biological sex with the definition of what a woman is.
Are there any other issues that you would like to raise about
the Bill and the accompanying Explanatory Memorandum or any related
matters?
This is another backdoor assault on iological
women's rights to representation and spaces.
Anything else?
Stop ignoring the law and allowing self id and
non biological women to take women's representation.