Publications
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Statement of facts and grounds in R (Sex Matters) v NPCC and BTP
Claimant's statement in Sex Matters’ judicial review of guidance on searching from the National Police Chiefs’ Council and British...
9th June 2026
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Table of trans-identifying males who have committed sex crimes for R (Sex Matters) v NPCC and BTP
Exhibit MF2/1 in Sex Matters’ judicial review of guidance on searching from the National Police Chiefs’ Council and British...
9th June 2026
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Witness statement of Maya Forstater in R (Sex Matters) v NPCC and BTP
Witness statement of Maya Forstater in Sex Matters’ judicial review of the search policies of the National Police Chiefs’...
9th June 2026
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Witness statement of Catherine Larkman in R (Sex Matters) v NPCC and BTP
Witness statement of ex-police officer Cath Larkman in Sex Matters’ judicial review of the search policies of the National...
9th June 2026
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Claimant’s skeleton argument in R (Sex Matters) v NPCC and BTP
Skeleton argument in Sex Matters’ judicial review of the search policies of the National Police Chiefs’ Council and the...
9th June 2026
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Getting back on track
Using the Equality Act to enable and protect sport for women and girls
4th June 2026
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EHRC draft code of practice for services, public functions and associations – briefing for Parliamentarians
Large-print version of this briefing.
1st June 2026
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Template letter before claim for belief discrimination
If you are subjected to unlawful discrimination by a service provider, you can take what is known as a...
29th May 2026
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Letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities about the EHRC guidance
Sex Matters wrote to Bridget Phillipson MP to raise our concerns about the fact that the new code of...
22nd May 2026
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Why digital ID must not ignore sex data
A summary of Sex Matters’ response to the government’s 2026 digital-identity consultation.
18th May 2026
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EHRC code of practice: what you need to know
A two-page briefing on the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft code of practice for services, public functions and...
15th May 2026
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Digital identity consultation response
Sex Matters’ response to the UK Government's consultation on digital identity, which ran from 10th March to 5th May...
5th May 2026
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Sex on digital identity – an equality impact assessment
We consider the impact across the nine protected characteristics of the government’s proposal to have no sex on digital...
5th May 2026
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Putting sex on digital ID – a briefing
If a national digital ID is developed we think it should include sex as a voluntary field, and that...
23rd April 2026
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Toilets, showers and changing rooms: what the law says (Easy Read)
An easy-read version of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim update for employers and service providers.
14th April 2026
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One year later
The Supreme Court made the law clear. So why are we still waiting for the rights of women and...
9th April 2026
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Order made by the Rt Hon Lady Justice Elisabeth Laing
(Updated under the slip rule.)
17th March 2026
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Second letter to Marks & Spencer (M&S)
We replied to Nick Folland, general counsel for Marks & Spencer, to say that he seemed to be misinformed...
12th March 2026
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Response from Marks & Spencer (M&S)
Nick Folland, general counsel for Marks & Spencer, replied to our letter of 9th March 2026 about its fitting-room...
12th March 2026
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Letter to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency about Professor George
Sex Matters wrote to Lawrence Tallon, chief executive, and Professor Anthony Harnden, chair, of the MHRA, to urge them...
12th March 2026
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Sex Matters poll results March 2026
JL Partners asked a nationally representative sample of 1,500 UK adults thirteen questions about single-sex toilets and changing rooms,...
9th March 2026
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Letter to Marks & Spencer (M&S)
We wrote to Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman, chief executive Stuart Machin and general counsel Nick Folland about...
9th March 2026
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Claimant’s statement of facts and grounds in R (Bayswater Support Group and others) v HRA and Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Statement of facts and grounds by Bayswater Support Group, Keira Bell and James Esses in their application for judicial...
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Letter to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency
Sex Matters wrote to the chief executive of the MHRA, Lawrence Tallon, to raise concerns about whether parents and...
25th February 2026
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Skeleton argument for appeal in R (Sex Matters) v City of London
Sex Matters is appealing the judgment refusing our application for a judicial review of City of London Corporation...
20th February 2026
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A simple statement of the law on single-sex services and workplace facilities
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s interim update of 25th April 2025.
20th February 2026
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Letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Sex Matters wrote again to the Rt Hon Wes Streeting MP about the planned puberty-blocker trial for gender-questioning children.
19th February 2026
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Judgment in R (GLP and others) v EHRC
High Court judgment on Good Law Project and three anonymous claimants against the Equality and Human Rights Commission interim...
13th February 2026
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Judgment in R (Sex Matters) v City of London
Judgment refusing Sex Matters’ application for a judicial review of City of London Corporation in its management of Kenwood...
29th January 2026
