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Nurse Sandie Peggie Files Discrimination Tribunal Against RCN

By Drooid · Sep 23, 2026, 10:09 PM UTC · How we work

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Sandie Peggie Sues RCN

Nurse Sandie Peggie has filed a tribunal against Scotland's Royal College of Nursing alleging discrimination.
Peggie says the RCN failed to advise her of legal rights after her January 2024 suspension.
She also claims the union refused legal support in January 2025.
Judge Melanie Sangster is hearing the case in Dundee, with former MP Neale Hanvey as a witness.

Summary

Rowling Defends Peggee

Author J K Rowling publicly backed nurse Sandie Peggee, joining gender-critical groups in the dispute.
Several gender-critical organisations issued statements supporting Peggee’s challenge to women’s changing rooms.
RCN senior officer Gillian Tate emailed NHS Fife urging clarification of single-sex facility access after a Supreme Court ruling.
The tribunal hearing discussed a Supreme Court case influencing NHS policies on gender-segregated spaces.

History

Historical Context

The Equality Act 2010, passed by the UK Parliament in 2010, merged numerous anti-discrimination statutes—including the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 and the Disability Discrimination Act 1995—into a single framework protecting gender reassignment. Its public-sector duty, reinforced by the 2025 Supreme Court ruling that “woman” means biological sex, underpins the current RCN tribunal over senior-post gender representation.

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Sandie Peggie Sues RCN

Nurse Sandie Peggie has filed a tribunal against Scotland's Royal College of Nursing alleging discrimination.
Peggie says the RCN failed to advise her of legal rights after her January 2024 suspension.
She also claims the union refused legal support in January 2025.
Judge Melanie Sangster is hearing the case in Dundee, with former MP Neale Hanvey as a witness.

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