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EHRC guidance will help businesses comply with the law on sex and gender

Letter: Kishwer Falkner, chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, says its updated code of practice will balance the rights of service users and protect all from discrimination

The Guardian - UK

Dozens of Labour MPs warn of chaos for firms over gender recognition advice

Nearly 50 backbenchers write to business secretary over potential costs and legal ‘minefield’ of upcoming guidance

The Guardian - UK

Rick Stein’s restaurant firm among those to miss gender pay reporting deadline

The Equality and Human Rights Commission revealed a list of 10 organisations that missed the deadline to report by several months.

Evening Standard

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Female UCL students 'forced to share toilets with men' as universities flout trans rules

Several women at UCL say the institution has continued to allow trans women to use female facilities

Evening Standard

Met Police’s live facial recognition policy is ‘unlawful’, watchdog warns

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue

The Independent UK

Met Police facial recognition 'unlawful', says watchdog ahead of Notting Hill Carnival

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been granted permission to intervene in legal action over the issue.

Evening Standard

NHS Fife told to ‘progress corrective actions’ urgently on single-sex spaces

The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.

Evening Standard

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New guidance expected to ban trans women from single-sex spaces including toilets in blow to campaigners

Requests from campaigners to water down rules restricting a trans person’s ability to use the services of their chosen gender have reportedly been rejected by the Equality and Human Rights Commission

Evening Standard

Trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces under new EHRC guidance

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has been criticised by trans rights campaigners for its response to the Supreme Court’s ruling

The Independent UK

Mary-Ann Stephenson confirmed as EHRC chair despite MPs’ objections

Stephenson to take over at equality watchdog even though committees raised concerns about breadth of experience

The Guardian - UK

UK equalities watchdog: transgender people may be asked about gender status in workplace

Trans people who feel they’ve lost rights should ‘distinguish between rights in law and preference for things to be a certain way’, EHCR chair said

The Guardian - UK

Liberty loses bid to bring legal action against equalities body

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is consulting on guidance following the Supreme Court’s ruling on gender earlier this year.

Evening Standard

NHS body revokes guidance advising hospitals to allow trans people to use chosen bathrooms

The NHS Confederation removed the guidance from its website after April’s Supreme Court ruling

The Independent UK

Trans people must accept perceived reduced rights, EHRC commissioner says

TRANSGENDER people must accept a perceived reduction in their rights after a landmark judgment by the supreme court ruled that women are defined by…

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EHRC commissioner calls for ‘period of correction’ on trans rights after legal ruling

Akua Reindorf said law never permitted self-ID, but trans campaigners call remarks ‘profoundly unhelpful’

Evening Standard

EHRC says people could be asked for birth certificates to prove biological sex

The consultation period was extended from two weeks to six ‘in light of the level of public interest’, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said.

Evening Standard

Campaigners take step in legal action over toilet guidance after gender ruling

Good Law Project said on Friday that it had sent a pre-action letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission over its guidance.

Evening Standard

Swinney seeks to ‘bring people together’ following debate over gender rights

The Scottish First Minister said the issue had caused a ‘tremendous amount of difficulty and hurt’.

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The Independent UK

How sports have reacted to Supreme Court’s transgender women ruling

The debate over transgender women in sports has only intensified since the UK Supreme Court’s ruling on the definition of a woman

Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces

Trans women ‘should not be permitted to use the women’s facilities’ in workplaces and some services, the Equality and Human Rights Commission said.

Evening Standard

Scottish Government keen to work with equalities watchdog after gender ruling

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published updated guidance.

The Independent UK

London Marathon awaits guidance before transgender participant decision

More than 56,000 people are expected to take part in the 2025 event on Sunday

The Independent UK

London Marathon to consult EHRC report before transgender participant decision

Last week’s Supreme Court ruling confirmed the terms “woman” and “sex” in the 2010 Equality Act “refer to a biological woman and biological sex”.

The Guardian - UK

How will UK judgment on legal definition of womanhood affect policy?

From the NHS, to sporting bodies and prisons, organisations will have to respond to supreme court ruling

Evening Standard

Equalities watchdog to consider enforcement powers after NHS Fife exchange

The Equality and Human Rights Commission had earlier sought to remind the health board of its ‘obligations’.

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