Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
 Printable version
|
EHRC concludes regulatory action on single-sex space policies
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has concluded its regulatory action following the review of policies identified through the UK Government's 2024 call for input exercise on single-sex spaces.
In August 2025, the EHRC wrote to 19 organisations identified through this exercise whose policies misrepresented the Equality Act 2010 by wrongly suggesting there is an automatic legal right to access single-sex spaces based on self-identification. These organisations spanned the policing, education and health sectors. All 19 organisations have now removed the policies in question.
The EHRC's action followed the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers (April 2025), which confirmed that the terms "man", "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex. Trans people continue to be protected from discrimination under the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
Related information
Original article link: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/ehrc-concludes-regulatory-action-single-sex-space-policies
