"The Equality and Human Rights Commission is waiting for ministers to approve its official guidance on how business and public bodies should respond to a supreme court ruling in April that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex. The EHRC's guidance was passed to the government three months ago but it has not been published. According to a report in the Times,"
"Stephenson, who became the chair of the EHRC this month, told the BBC that things could be sorted out if there is goodwill and recognition that everybody has rights. There are circumstances where it is very important for some women in particular that they do have access to single-sex spaces, she added. It is also important that trans people don't have a situation where there are no services that they can use."
The Equality and Human Rights Commission awaits ministerial approval of official guidance on how businesses and public bodies should respond to a Supreme Court ruling that defines a woman by biological sex. The guidance was passed to government three months ago but remains unpublished. Reported interim guidance would open single-sex spaces only to people of the same biological sex, potentially barring transgender people from using toilets aligned with their gender identity. Guidance stresses the need to balance some women's access to single-sex spaces with ensuring trans people can access services, suggesting improved signage, explanations, and alternative provisions.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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