EHRC Single-Sex Spaces Code Takes Effect After Supreme Court Ruling
The updated code says single-sex facilities must follow birth sex, and PA estimates nearly 13,000 toilets and 5,000 changing rooms may need changes.
- On Wednesday, the Equality and Human Rights Commission implemented new guidance requiring single-sex toilets, changing rooms, and hospital wards across Britain to operate based on biological sex rather than gender identity.
- The changes follow an April 2025 Supreme Court ruling establishing that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, which the code now clarifies applies to everyday service situations under the Equality Act 2010.
- Press Association analysis suggests nearly 13,000 toilets and more than 5,000 changing rooms may require revamping, with at least 18,000 signs needing changes; public-sector bodies face estimated costs of £20.6 million for cleaning and £14.2 million annually for building work.
- Reform UK equalities spokeswoman Suella Braverman said the government had been "dragged kicking and screaming" into protecting women's-only spaces, while Kate Nevens MSP of the Scottish Greens warned the guidance will "shut trans people out" of services.
- Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson expects "further debate, challenge, scrutiny" in this contested space, though campaigners at TransActual confirmed trans people remain protected from discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.
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Pro-trans groups challenge EHRC guidance on single-sex spaces as rules come into force
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EHRC’s single-sex spaces guidance now in place in England, Scotland and Wales
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