"The CLC said current arrangements had been in place for many years and follow its own gender identity policy adopted in 2019 following a public consultation and previous versions of the watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) statutory code of practice. But after a Supreme Court ruling in April, which said the words woman and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex, both the CLC's gender identity policy and previous EHRC guidance have been withdrawn."
"It said its consultation, running until November 25, will ask for views on whether the ladies' pond and the men's pond should continue to operate as trans-inclusive or exclusively single-sex spaces, or as mixed-sex spaces. Consultees will also be asked to give feedback on whether the communal toilets and changing rooms at the ponds should be trans-inclusive, and whether there should be specific times reserved for biological single-sex use."
"Hampstead Heath is one of London's most cherished open spaces, and the bathing ponds are an integral part of the heath. We want to hear directly from users and other stakeholders about how they value these unique facilities and how they believe they should operate in the future, and I encourage everyone with an interest to take part in the consultation."
Current arrangements at Hampstead Heath bathing ponds followed a gender identity policy adopted in 2019 and earlier EHRC guidance. A Supreme Court ruling in April held that 'woman' and 'sex' in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological woman and biological sex, prompting withdrawal of the CLC's gender identity policy and previous EHRC guidance. The CLC is reviewing access rules to ensure they are fair, lawful and respectful. A consultation running until November 25 will ask whether the ladies' and men's ponds should be trans-inclusive, exclusively single-sex, or mixed-sex, and whether toilets, changing rooms or specific single-sex times should be trans-inclusive or biologically restricted. The consultation invites input from users and stakeholders.
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