The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that “man”, “woman” and “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 refer to sex, not self-ID or paperwork (gender-recognition certificates). This agreed with our legal interpretation. We have published new guidance and are in the process of updating our publications to reflect the judgment. We are also working to provide answers to the questions we're hearing from supporters and the media. We will publish these as soon as possible.
More than 6500 rapes and sexual assaults – some against children under 13 – have been committed in hospitals in England and Wales over nearly four years.
A report by Professor Jo Phoenix, Professor of Criminology and Deputy Head of the Law School, Reading University and member of the Women’s Rights Network Academic Unit.
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