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Equalities chief defends guidance on trans exclusion from single-sex services

The head of the equalities watchdog has defended controversial guidance saying transgender people can be legally excluded from single-sex spaces in certain scenarios, and urged calm in the debate. Kishwer Falkner, chair of the Equality and Human ...

09 Apr 2022 at 12:55

‘Biological males’ should not compete in women’s sports – Boris Johnson

“Biological males” should not compete in women’s sports, while women should have access to single-sex spaces in places such as hospitals and prisons, the Prime Minister has said. Boris Johnson said it seems to him to be “sensible” that ...

06 Apr 2022 at 15:55

Sunak and Starmer commit to protecting single-sex spaces and championing women

Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer have both committed to protecting women’s rights to single-sex spaces, regardless of whether someone has a gender recognition certificate. The leaders were questioned on the issue during the BBC ...

27 Jun 2024 at 09:36

Call for single-sex spaces examples ‘will not create transphobic comments’

Kemi Badenoch has appeared to suggest gender-neutral toilets at a school could see young girls avoiding using those shared facilities and ending up with urinary tract infections. The women and equalities minister rejected a ...

01 May 2024 at 10:39

Kemi Badenoch calls for examples of incorrect guidance on single-sex spaces

Kemi Badenoch has called on people to give examples of how public bodies use incorrect guidance on access to single-sex spaces, with an aim to “tackle any confusion” on the matter. The launch of the women and equalities ...

01 May 2024 at 00:01

Scottish Government should follow law on single-sex spaces, Starmer says

The Prime Minister has said the Scottish Government “should follow the law” on single-sex spaces, amid a high-profile tribunal surrounding a trans doctor using a female changing room. Sir Keir Starmer said he supported ...

23 Feb 2025 at 14:40

Scotland

Gray blasted for being unable to say how many NHS boards have single-sex spaces

The Health Secretary has been criticised by opposition MSPs after failing to answer how many NHS boards have designated single-sex spaces for women. Scottish Tory MSP Meghan Gallacher said she found it “really ...

02 Apr 2025 at 17:21

Long-awaited transgender guidance under careful consideration, says Phillipson

Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said she is considering “thoroughly and carefully” guidance from a watchdog which is reported to suggest transgender people could be banned from single-sex ...

20 Nov 2025 at 11:12

Delayed trans guidance branded ‘licence to discriminate on looks’

Campaigners have raised fears that new transgender guidance could be a “licence to discriminate based on looks” as the Government vowed not to “rush” its publication. A report of the leaked guidance, ...

20 Nov 2025 at 13:49

Scotland

Women’s rights ‘set on fire’ in Scotland, claims Findlay

Women’s rights have been “set on fire” in Scotland, Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has said in a debate about single-sex spaces. Mr Findlay hit out at the Scottish Government, whose ...

12 Mar 2025 at 16:35

Somerville cannot say when new guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued

Scotland’s Social Justice Secretary has said she is not able to say when fresh guidance on single-sex spaces will be issued following last week’s Supreme Court ruling. Shirley-Anne Somerville ...

22 Apr 2025 at 16:48

Scotland

No delay in implementing interim single-sex guidance, says Sarwar

There should be “no delay” in implementing the interim guidance from the UK’s equality watchdog on single sex spaces, the leader of Scottish Labour has said. The Equality and Human Rights ...

29 Apr 2025 at 13:27

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