Single sex services
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Sex Matters set to challenge City’s unlawful ponds policy
The City of London Corporation has decided to continue with its “trans inclusive” approach to admissions to the men’s...
9th June 2026
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Fighting bigotry in service provision
Most of the high-profile gender-critical belief-discrimination cases to date have related to workplaces. But gender-critical belief discrimination is unlawful...
29th May 2026
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Sex is not “special category” data
The new Code of practice for services, public functions and associations from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC),...
22nd 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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What is in the new guidance?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated Code of practice for services, public functions and associations has finally been...
21st May 2026
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What would good guidance look like?
Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities, has promised to present the new Code of practice for services,...
19th May 2026
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Hampstead ponds update
We have received an order in our case against the City of London on the Hampstead ponds. The case...
15th May 2026
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EHRC code of practice expected in May
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, has said that the government intends to lay the updated draft...
15th 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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Hampstead ponds – the City of London says it is sticking with “trans inclusion”
The City of London Corporation’s executive team has published its report on the future of the Hampstead Heath bathing...
28th April 2026
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Rosie Hayes, campaigner against male violence
Many of these women are traumatised. Having to change the venue multiple times due to harassment and worrying that...
16th April 2026
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The law is clear – here’s what it says
The government has said that it intends to lay the updated Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) code of...
14th April 2026
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Updated EHRC code to be published in May
The Minister for Women and Equalities, Bridget Phillipson, has made a statement to Parliament saying that she intends to...
14th 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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Dear Prime Minister: women are still waiting
It is coming up to the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court judgment which should have led to the...
13th 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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M&S warned mixed-sex changing rooms could be unlawful
Sex Matters has written to the senior leadership of Marks & Spencer (M&S) to warn the company that its...
20th March 2026
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Hampstead ponds: judicial review going ahead
We didn't give up on the Ponds case – and now it's back on!
17th March 2026
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New poll shows most people prefer single-sex toilets and changing rooms
A new UK-wide poll shows that the vast majority of adults prefer single-sex provision of toilets and changing rooms...
9th 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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Sex Matters seeks to appeal in Hampstead ponds case
Sex Matters has lodged our application for permission to appeal in the Hampstead ponds case against the City of...
20th 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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Why are employers waiting for the wrong guidance?
Soon after the enactment of the Equality Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission produced three statutory codes of...
18th February 2026
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High Court rules: EHRC guidance lawful
The law protects privacy, decency and propriety.
13th February 2026
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How the City of London allowed the consultation on the ponds to be hijacked
The day before the announcement of the permissions judgment in our case against the City of London Corporation over...
10th February 2026
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Hampstead Ponds court challenge
Frustrating news, but the fight for single-sex spaces continues
30th January 2026
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The fight for single-sex spaces continues
Sex Matters is disappointed that our application for permission for a judicial review of the City of London’s decision...
29th January 2026
