Briefings
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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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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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Briefing note on BBC bias to the Culture, Media and Sport committee
Sex Matters sent this briefing to members of the government’s Culture, Media and Sport committee when they questioned BBC...
25th November 2025
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Gender-critical belief discrimination – briefing
What “gender critical” beliefs are; how employees and others are protected from belief discrimination; and how employers should deal...
10th October 2025
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Removing unlawful toilet policies from workplaces – briefing
A summary of the legal arguments, relevant to other service providers and employers in the public and private sectors....
2nd October 2025
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Ben Cooper KC’s analysis of FWS Supreme Court judgment – briefing for Parliamentarians
Five key points in a summary of the analysis by the lawyer who represented Sex Matters in our intervention...
17th July 2025
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Unlawful policies for police searches – briefing for Parliamentarians
An overview, action so far, and next steps needed.
4th July 2025
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EHRC code of practice re sport – briefing for Parliamentarians
The vast majority of people of all ages and political persuasions agree that the women’s category in any sex-affected...
10th June 2025
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Data Bill – briefing for House of Lords debate on 12th May 2025
Following the recent Supreme Court judgment which has confirmed the importance of biological sex as a characteristic in life...
12th May 2025
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Data Bill: amendment NC21 – briefing for Parliamentarians
Report stage – House of Commons 7th May 2025
5th May 2025
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For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers UK Supreme Court judgment – Parliamentary briefing
This briefing sets out some actions the government should take. It will help MPs and peers to ask the...
22nd April 2025
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Gender-recognition certificates (GRCs): the facts
As background information for the Supreme Court judgment on For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on 16th April...
14th April 2025
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The Sullivan Review and the Data Bill – Parliamentary briefing
The Review of data, statistics and research on sex and gender was published by the Department for Science, Innovation...
20th March 2025
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Data (Use and Access) Bill: going to the Commons – Parliamentary briefing
The government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill will soon be moving to the House of Commons, with the second...
7th February 2025
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Workplace toilets for women and men – briefing for employers
A two-page briefing to help employers understand the law and best practice.
31st January 2025
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Data (Use and Access) Bill: Lords report stage – Parliamentary briefing
The government’s Data (Use and Access) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23rd October 2024. Report...
21st January 2025
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Can the Civil Service return to impartiality? – a briefing for MPs
In December 2024 the DCMS and DSIT paid £116,749 to settle the employment-tribunal claim of whistleblowing civil servant Eleanor...
20th January 2025
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Support rising for clarity on sex in law, new poll shows
A one-page summary of our December 2024 YouGov poll showing that a majority of the public want clarity about...
14th January 2025
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Single-sex provision for NHS staff and patients – briefing for Peers on Lords oral question
This covers the oral question from Baroness Fox on Wednesday 8th January 2025 at 11.30am in the chamber.
9th January 2025
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The For Women Scotland case at the Supreme Court
A one-page summary of what the case is about, why it matters, and what the possible outcomes are.
18th December 2024
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British Transport Police transgender search policy – briefing for MPs
A one-page summary of the reasoning behind Sex Matters’ pre-action letter to the British Transport Police challenging its new Transgender...
25th November 2024
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Sex and the Data Bill – briefing for Parliamentarians
The second reading of the Data (Use and Access) Bill in the House of Lords is on Tuesday 19th...
18th November 2024
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Briefing on our intervention to the Supreme Court on the definition of sex
This six-page briefing looks at our key arguments why “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 should be construed as...
23rd October 2024
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Applying for a gender-recognition certificate: the facts
Is the process “intrusive, outdated and humiliating”? This briefing examines the evidence.
28th June 2024
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Health and Equality Acts (Amendment) Bill – briefing
This private member's bill’s second reading is on the House of Commons agenda for the morning of Friday...
14th March 2024
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Parliamentary briefing: conversion therapy
A detailed briefing on the issues. See also the related content.
9th February 2024
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Briefing on report Women’s services: a sector silenced
For the Westminster meeting on 17th January 2024, a briefing on our report on the effects of gender-identity beliefs...
16th January 2024
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Sex and the law in December 2023 – a briefing
Briefing from Sex Matters for a meeting of the Women and Equalities Committee on 13th December 2023
12th December 2023
