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.
With Transgender Trend – advice on avoiding unlawful discrimination on issues around sex and gender reassignment.
We will be updating the guidance for Scotland soon: until then you may want to refer to our new guidance for schools in England, published in April 2022.
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