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.

6th November 2022

If the guidance is agreed in this form, it will have a chilling effect on debate on legal and public policy issues.

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Response to the Bar Standards Board consultation on regulation of non-professional conduct use of social media by barristers