What is the Gender Recognition Reform Bill and what does a legal challenge mean?

The Scottish Government is taking court action against a UK Government block on the legislation.

Supporters say the Bill will improve trans peoples’ lives (Jane Barlow/PA) (PA Wire)

The Scottish and UK governments will face each other in a court clash over Holyrood’s reforms to the gender recognition process in Scotland.

The Gender Recognition Reform Bill passed in December after lengthy debates at the Scottish Parliament, often amid divisive political rhetoric.

It has been discussed for years, with strong opinions for and against changing the 2004 Gender Recognition Act.