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Letter before action to the Scottish Government

A representative of the Scottish Government has said that no policy changes will be made in response to the...

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...

Template HR email on policy changes

If you work in HR, or know someone who does, copy and paste to share this model email, which...

Article 8 and toilets – and other separate-sex facilities

An illustrated explanation of how human rights intersect with the Equality Act 2010 and the April 2025 Supreme Court...

YouGov / Sex Matters survey results, May 2025

Results of fieldwork on 8th–9th May 2025. 

Letter to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

We wrote to Peter Kyle MP on 18th May 2025 to flag three key problems with the reassurances he...

Another letter to the Health and Safety Executive

We wrote to the HSE in February 2025 expressing concern about the lack of clear guidance on single-sex facilities...

Reply from the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology

Peter Kyle, Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, replied to our letter.

Letter to the Minister of State for Science, Research and Innovation

Sex Matters wrote to Lord Vallance about comments he made in the House of Lords debate on amendments to...

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...

Workplace toilets: know your rights

We explain the legislation on workplace toilets, whose job it is to make sure that workplaces comply with the...

Workplace toilets factsheet

Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...

Data Bill: amendment NC21 – briefing for Parliamentarians

Report stage – House of Commons 7th May 2025

Letter to Stonewall CEO and chair

We wrote to Simon Blake OBE, CEO of Stonewall, and Cat Dixon, its chair, to point out that by...

Letter to the chief executive of the NHS Confederation

We wrote to Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, asking him to withdraw guidance that encourages NHS...

Letter to the CEO of NHS England and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Letter to Sir James Mackey, CEO of NHS England – copied to Wes Streeting MP, Secretary of State for...

Letter to Karen Adam MSP

We wrote to express our concerns about the Equality Network’s submission to the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice...

Letter to the Prime Minister

We wrote to Keir Starmer MP after the Supreme Court judgment on 16th April 2025 to ask him to...

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...

Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice

The Supreme Court has clarified that “sex” in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex, male or female. Policies...

Supreme Court judgment: summary and practical advice as PDF

A summary of the For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers judgment and practical advice for organisations to...

Submissions for the preliminary hearing on 15th April 2025 of Sandie Peggie v Fife Health Board and Dr Beth Upton

Submissions from Sex Matters, For Women Scotland, Murray Blackburn Mackenzie and Tribunal Tweets on the respondents' application to restrict...

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...

Letter to Nick Goodwin, chief executive of His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service

Letter sharing observations about recent employment tribunals using the Cloud Video Platform system, from MurrayBlackburnMackenzie, For Women Scotland, Sex...

What happened at Sussex University? 

What led the University of Sussex to adopt an unlawful policy that led the Office for Students to fine...

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...

Reply from the Health and Safety Executive

Sex Matters’ written submissions re Newman v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis

Digital ID can’t be gender self-ID

We all have a right to have the fact of our sex correctly and reliably recorded.

Letter to the Health and Safety Executive

We wrote to Sarah Albon, the chief executive of the HSE, to express concern about the lack of clear...

Letter to the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, Scotland

Sex Matters, Murray Blackburn Mackenzie, For Women Scotland and Fair Play For Women wrote to Neil Gray MSP urging...

Input to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) 

Our January 2025 submission to the UN's Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights as it considers the response...