Acknowledgements This research was commissioned by the Scottish Government with the financial support of the E.R.S.C. I have very much appreciated the interest and consistent support of Ruth Whatling from the Scottish Government, throughout the period of the research. I have benefited greatly from the thoughtful supervisory support of Lynn Jamieson and Charlotte Clarke, and, during the MSc and, in the first year of the PhD particularly, from Liz Bondi too. Their ability to carefully consider my ideas and to feedback suggestions to me in ways that enhanced the gradual evolution of the research is much appreciated. The support and cooperation of the Scottish Transgender Alliance was also much appreciated. It was the S.T.A. who initially petitioned the Scottish Government to commission the research, and who gave feedback on the draft versions of the first two questionnaires, and facilitated their circulation to transgender people and transgender organisations across Scotland. Particular thanks are due to James Morton and Nathan Gale for their assistance in these matters. I must also acknowledge the support of the members of Tyne Trans who assisted in the pilot study which preceded my research in Scotland. I am also very grateful to Lesley who facilitated the circulation of the third questionnaire to each Scottish local authority via the A.D.S.W. Contracts Officers Group, and who, together with Andrea Beavon, gave valuable feedback on the draft version of this questionnaire. I am very grateful to the forty seven transgender people who completed survey one, to the twenty seven transgender people who completed survey two and to the twenty people who completed survey three on behalf of statutory and voluntary agencies. I am also deeply grateful to the nine people who contributed interview material from the statutory and voluntary agencies, and to the ten transgender people who took part in online interviews. Each of these contributors remains
Acknowledgements This research was commissioned by the Scottish Government with the financial support of the E.R.S.C. I have very much appreciated the interest and consistent support of Ruth Whatling from the Scottish Government, throughout the period of the research. I have benefited greatly from the thoughtful supervisory support of Lynn Jamieson and Charlotte Clarke, and, during the MSc and, in the first year of the PhD particularly, from Liz Bondi too. Their ability to carefully consider my ideas and to feedback suggestions to me in ways that enhanced the gradual evolution of the research is much appreciated. The support and cooperation of the Scottish Transgender Alliance was also much appreciated. It was the S.T.A. who initially petitioned the Scottish Government to commission the research, and who gave feedback on the draft versions of the first two questionnaires, and facilitated their circulation to transgender people and transgender organisations across Scotland. Particular thanks are due to James Morton and Nathan Gale for their assistance in these matters. I must also acknowledge the support of the members of Tyne Trans who assisted in the pilot study which preceded my research in Scotland. I am also very grateful to Lesley who facilitated the circulation of the third questionnaire to each Scottish local authority via the A.D.S.W. Contracts Officers Group, and who, together with Andrea Beavon, gave valuable feedback on the draft version of this questionnaire. I am very grateful to the forty seven transgender people who completed survey one, to the twenty seven transgender people who completed survey two and to the twenty people who completed survey three on behalf of statutory and voluntary agencies. I am also deeply grateful to the nine people who contributed interview material from the statutory and voluntary agencies, and to the ten transgender people who took part in online interviews. Each of these contributors remains