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.

5th May 2025

Tags: Data (Use and Access) Bill, Digital ID can’t be gender self-ID resource, Digital identity

Data Bill: amendment NC21 – briefing for Parliamentarians

Report stage – House of Commons 7th May 2025

Large-print version of this briefing.