Andrew Madden

20 hours ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Madden

The DUP MP spoke out after the commission said the ruling, which determined the legal definition of a woman was based on biological sex, would have applied in Northern Ireland if it was not for the Windsor Framework. Instead, the matter will brought before the High Court in Belfast, which will likely take more than a year. The Supreme Court judgement has implications for transgender people’s access to single-sex spaces.

23 hours ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Madden

The DUP MP spoke out after the commission said the ruling, which determined the legal definition of a woman was based on biological sex, would have applied in Northern Ireland if it was not for the Windsor Framework. Instead, the matter will brought before the High Court in Belfast, which will likely take more than a year. The Supreme Court judgement has implications for transgender people’s access to single-sex spaces.

1 day ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Madden

The Public Services Ombudsman’s decision to launch an investigation into the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) follows a series of concerns raised about the organisation that have been ongoing for years. ‘Own initiative’ investigations by NIPSO are quite rare, with this being just the eighth undertaken since 2021. In most cases, the office examines complaints filed by members of the public, rather than doing so off its own back.

2 days ago | belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Andrew Madden

Idea of paramilitaries transitioning into law-abiding groups ‘past the point of credibility’, Justice Minister warnsStormont’s Justice Minister has said the idea that paramilitary groups can transition into “coherent, law-abiding entities” has “long since passed the point of credibility”. Naomi Long acknowledged that some paramilitary groups have transitioned, but not into peaceful actors.

3 days ago | independent.ie | Andrew Madden

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