Single sex services • Page 2
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Nurses are winning the gender wars
Why the NHS is the frontline in protecting women's rights
23rd January 2026
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Victory for the Darlington nurses
The Darlington nurses have won their employment-tribunal claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust. The judgment concludes...
16th January 2026
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Government hold-up puts women and girls in danger
At the end of last year the government published its strategy for halving violence against women and girls. The...
15th January 2026
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Letter to the Prime Minister on single-sex services
On the fiftieth anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act, we wrote to Keir Starmer to ask for the civil...
29th December 2025
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Sex and the City of London
On 17th December there was a full-day “permission” hearing in our case against the City of London over the...
19th December 2025
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Will Girlguiding follow the law?
Girlguiding is the UK’s largest youth organisation dedicated to girls. It is a charity registered in England and Wales,...
16th December 2025
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High Court hearing on Kenwood Ladies’ Pond this week
Following the For Women Scotland case, some organisations have been bringing their policies into line with the law. Others...
16th December 2025
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Witness statement of Maya Forstater in R (Sex Matters) v City of London
Maya Forstater’s statement in support of Sex Matters’ judicial review against City of London Corporation in its management of...
15th December 2025
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The Sandie Peggie judgment disregards women’s privacy and dignity
The judgment in Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife and Dr Upton has been published. We are pleased that Sandie...
8th December 2025
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5th December 2025
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A disappointing judgment in defiance of the Supreme Court
The judgment in the case of Kelly v Leonardo has been published, and it is bad news. This case involves...
3rd December 2025
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Why won’t the minister withdraw the code of practice?
Sex Matters has been calling for the government to deal with misunderstanding and misrepresentation of the Equality Act since...
25th November 2025
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Toilets matter: Elaine Miller’s evidence
Sex Matters intervened in the High Court case brought by Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants against...
21st November 2025
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Toilets matter: Maya Forstater’s evidence
Sex Matters intervened in the High Court case brought by the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants...
21st November 2025
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Toilets matter: Michelle Shipworth’s evidence
Sex Matters intervened in the High Court case brought by the Good Law Project (GLP) and three anonymous claimants...
21st November 2025
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Withdraw this unlawful civil-service policy
The UK Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers made an unambiguous clarification: the terms...
20th November 2025
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Happy World Toilet Day!
Following the For Women Scotland judgment there has been a lot of drama about toilets. Transgender lobby groups and...
19th November 2025
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The government is “trying to rewrite For Women Scotland”
On 12th November 2025 the Prime Minister responded to a question in Parliament about the For Women Scotland case,...
17th November 2025
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Letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities
Sex Matters wrote to the Rt Hon Bridget Phillipson MP as the minister responsible for strategic oversight of the...
11th November 2025
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It’s time to TELL the civil service to follow the law
We’re calling on the government to take the three steps that are urgently needed to protect everyone who uses...
7th November 2025
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It’s time to ACT to sort out the code of practice
We’re calling on the government to take the three steps that are urgently needed to protect everyone who uses...
5th November 2025
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Sex Matters intervenes on single-sex services guidance
Sex Matters has been given permission to intervene in the judicial review being brought by the Good Law Project...
5th November 2025
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What is the real cost to business of ignoring equality law?
The government is stalling on laying the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s updated code of practice for service providers...
4th November 2025
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How to respond to your employer’s excuses
The law is clear but many employers are still denying women the privacy and dignity of female-only toilets and...
3rd November 2025
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The law is clear – providing single-sex services with confidence
On 16th April 2025 the Supreme Court concluded in relation to provisions enabling single-sex services that: “The plain intention...
31st October 2025
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Workplace facilities factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
23rd October 2025
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Council of Europe Commissioner told to respect UK’s rule of law
The Home Secretary has strongly criticised Dr Michael O’Flaherty, the new Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, for...
22nd October 2025
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Legal update: anonymity and urgency granted on our Hampstead ponds case
We’ve had an important step in our legal challenge over the Hampstead Heath swimming ponds. The High Court issued...
20th October 2025
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Combatting exposure and voyeurism
The Crime and Policing Bill is currently going through the House of Lords. It includes a clause that amends...
16th October 2025
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Crime and Policing Bill: combatting exposure and the importance of single-sex spaces – briefing for peers
Large-print version of this briefing.
15th October 2025
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The City of London Corporation consults…
The City of London Corporation has launched a public consultation on future access arrangements at Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds....
15th October 2025
