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Adapting gender ruling into practical steps difficult for firms – watchdog chair

The chairwoman of the watchdog which has provided guidance to the Government on trans people’s use of certain spaces has said it will be “difficult” for service providers to adapt a ruling on the legal definition of a woman “into practical steps”. ...

05 Sept 2025 at 11:41

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Trans people ‘excluded in heart of democracy’ after Holyrood toilet rule change

A decision by Holyrood bosses to ban trans people from using the toilets of their preferred gender at the Parliament will leave them excluded at the “heart of Scotland’s democracy”, equalities campaigners have warned. The Scottish Trans and ...

09 May 2025 at 17:46

Views sought on transgender access to Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds

Views sought on transgender access to Hampstead Heath’s single-sex bathing ponds

The local authority which runs Hampstead Heath’s bathing ponds is seeking views on transgender people’s access to its swimming areas after a ruling on the legal definition of a woman. In a consultation opening on Tuesday, the City of ...

30 Sept 2025 at 18:20

Equalities watchdog urges Government to speed up on single-sex spaces guidance

Britain’s equalities watchdog has urged the Government to hurry up with bringing in new guidance on transgender people’s use of certain spaces as it warned some organisations are currently using unlawful practices. A code of ...

16 Oct 2025 at 11:10

Scotland

Government in ‘denial’ on gender ruling, says Sandie Peggie’s lawyer

The lawyer representing Sandie Peggie has said the Scottish Government is in “denial” over the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman. Speaking on BBC Scotcast, Naomi Cunningham said the court’s judgment ...

27 Nov 2025 at 17:33

Trans community fears rights ‘melting away’ after Supreme Court ruling

The transgender community fears its rights are “melting away” after a legal ruling which has left people “terrified”, according to one trans woman. The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the terms “woman” and “sex” ...

17 Apr 2025 at 16:33

Scotland

Swinney and Sturgeon should say sorry to women and transgender people – SNP MSP

An SNP MSP has called on First Minister John Swinney to say sorry to women and transgender people following this month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling. Michelle Thomson said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and former ...

28 Apr 2025 at 09:46

Trans community ‘worried people are coming after their right to exist’, says MSP

Transgender people are “worried that people are coming after their right to exist” after the Supreme Court’s ruling, an MSP has said. The court handed down its decision on Wednesday in a long-running case brought by ...

17 Apr 2025 at 10:05

What does the Supreme Court ruling on definition of a ‘woman’ mean?

The UK’s highest court has unanimously ruled that the terms woman and sex in the Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what the ruling means and how ...

16 Apr 2025 at 19:21

Swinney urged to ‘end era of divisive gender politics’

The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has urged the First Minister to “end the era of divisive gender politics” in the wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling last week. The UK’s highest court ruled the definition ...

24 Apr 2025 at 12:57

Sarwar: I would consider future gender reforms at Holyrood

Anas Sarwar has said he would consider future gender recognition reforms if a new Bill was brought to Holyrood. The Scottish Labour leader told the PA news agency he has been “clear” his party made “mistakes” ...

17 Apr 2025 at 12:55

Gender ruling will not result in ‘toilet police’, senior minister says

There are no plans for “toilet police” in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling on gender, a senior minister has suggested. Pat McFadden did, however, acknowledge the Government will have to change its ...

27 Apr 2025 at 14:58

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