Updates • Page 3
The very latest news and updates from Sex Matters.
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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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When will the BBC face up to the truth?
Last week a leaked dossier revealed the BBC’s biased reporting on the topic of sex and gender alongside concerns...
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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 COMMIT to fixing the data
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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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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The state of affairs in protecting women’s sport
Progress has been made, but some sports are still lagging behind in spite of the Supreme Court judgment. What...
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The government must fix the flaw in its digital identity plan
Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans for a compulsory UK-wide digital ID scheme for the right to work. Whatever...
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Hampstead ponds: we have filed our case!
Sex Matters has filed its claim to the High Court seeking permission for a judicial review of the decision...
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Virgin Active brings its changing rooms policy in line with the law after threat of legal action
Virgin Active has changed its changing-room policy to ensure that biological men (including those who identify as “transgender women”)...
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Model policy for schools: updated
Sex Matters’ model policy for schools has now been updated following the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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“Women-only” doesn’t mean single sex says Corporation of London
There are three swimming ponds on Hampstead Heath, managed by the Corporation of London: a mixed pond, a men’s...
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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...
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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...
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EHRC consultation: asking about sex at birth
This is the second in a series of posts focusing in detail on individual parts of the Equality and...
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The EHRC code of practice should stick to the law
This is the first in a series of posts focusing in detail on individual parts of the Equality and...