Legal systems
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Police strip-searching: Sex Matters’ judicial review
On Tuesday 16th June Sex Matters will be in the High Court for a judicial-review hearing. Our claim is...
10th June 2026
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Getting back on track: a new report
How UK law provides for separate sport for women and girls.
5th June 2026
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Sex matters in sport
Sport and physical recreation are one of the most obvious places where women and girls need dedicated provision and...
5th June 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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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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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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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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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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Cracking the Code
Naomi Cunningham explains why, if government ministers have demanded a regulatory impact assessment of the Equality and Human Rights...
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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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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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The Scottish Government has dropped its unlawful toilets policy
On 30th September, Sex Matters lodged a petition for judicial review of the failure by the Scottish Government to...
6th October 2025
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A new initiative for sex-based rights and political courage in Europe
Sex Matters is proud to have supported the foundation of Athena Forum, a much-needed European initiative to fight for...
3rd October 2025
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Removing unlawful toilet policies from workplaces – briefing
A summary of the legal arguments, relevant to other service providers and employers in the public and private sectors....
2nd October 2025
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Beneath the Surface: How gender identity is reshaping Europe
A report that maps how contested activist demands have been written into European law and policy through soft-law mechanisms,...
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EHRC consultation: justification
This is the fourth in a series of posts focusing in detail on individual parts of the Equality and...
29th July 2025
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EHRC consultation: sport
This is the third in a series of posts focusing in detail on individual parts of the Equality and...
29th July 2025
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The next EHRC chair must uphold the law
Sex Matters has written to two Parliamentary committees, the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Women and Equalities...
23rd July 2025
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Letter to the Joint Committee on Human Rights and the Women and Equalities Committee
We wrote to express our dismay at the questioning of Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson during her appointment hearing for the...
22nd July 2025
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Ben Cooper KC’s analysis of FWS Supreme Court judgment – briefing for Parliamentarians
Five key points in a summary of the analysis by the lawyer who represented Sex Matters in our intervention...
17th July 2025
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The Scottish Government has offered to meet us
We have received a letter from the Scottish Government’s Director of People, Dr Nicola Richards, offering a meeting. Richards...
15th July 2025
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Duty bearers under the Equality Act must act now
Ben Cooper KC of Old Square Chambers (who represented Sex Matters in our intervention in For Women Scotland) has...
8th July 2025
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Ben Cooper KC explains the implications of FWS
For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers: why the Supreme Court’s judgment does not remove, diminish or breach the...
7th July 2025
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The Scottish Government has stopped hiding behind the EHRC: now it must act
The Scottish Government has stopped hiding behind the claim that it needs to wait for the Equality and Human...
4th July 2025
