For service providers
These Sex Matters publications have advice and guidance for service providers, particularly those who offer single-sex or separate-sex services.
See also our overview, updates, publications and external resources on single-sex services.
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Guidance for service providers on single-sex services
In the light of the For Women Scotland judgment.
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Analysis of the open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission from the Survivors’ Network
On 4th April 2022 the EHRC issued new guidance on the law on single-sex and separate-sex services, which was widely welcomed by women’s organisations. But Survivors’ Network (supporting survivors of sexual violence and abuse in Sussex) published an open letter criticising the new guidance. This briefing considers its contents.
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Single-sex services: model policy
If you want to run a single-sex service, our model policy lets you fill in the gaps – it’s tailored for women’s charities in England and Wales, but can be adapted by other organisations covered by the Equality Act 2010.
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Single-sex services: doing an equality impact assessment
If you want to provide a single-sex service for women only (or for men only), an equality impact assessment can help you show that your decision to provide a service for one sex only, or separately for women and men, was evidence-based.
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Single-sex services – providing a women-only service
We explain how charities, public services and commercial businesses can provide a single-sex service for women only (or for men only), with guidance about the Equality Act 2010.