Single sex services • Page 2
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Hampstead Ponds court challenge
Frustrating news, but the fight for single-sex spaces continues
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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...
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Nurses are winning the gender wars
Why the NHS is the frontline in protecting women's rights
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ponds and puberty blockers: Fiona and Helen discuss
19th 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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Kelly judgment, Girlguiding and the Women’s Institute: Maya and Fiona discuss
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...