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No ban on public viewing Sandie Peggie tribunal online

by Samuel

A health board has failed in its bid to bar the public from viewing future hearings in an employment tribunal about a transgender doctor using a female changing room.

NHS Fife sought a court order to restrict an online stream of the case brought by nurse Sandie Peggie when it resumes in July.

It wanted access restricted to media only and also asked the tribunal to revoke access for social media account Tribunal Tweets, which was providing live coverage of proceedings on X.

However, the tribunal ruled against their requests, meaning the stream can be publicly viewed when the hearings resume in July.

The health board told BBC Scotland it accepted the decision.

Initial hearings in the case took place in February.

Ms Peggie was suspended from her work at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on 3 January 2024 after she complained about having to share changing facilities with Dr Beth Upton.

Dr Upton, who is transgender, made an allegation of bullying and harassment.

The incidents alleged by Dr Upton happened before the UK supreme court unanimously ruled that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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