Toilets
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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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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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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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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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Another letter to the Health and Safety Executive
We wrote to the HSE in February 2025 expressing concern about the lack of clear guidance on single-sex facilities...
15th May 2025
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Why are lawyers encouraging confusion about the law?
Following the For Women Scotland judgment there has been a flurry of interest by lawyers in providing complicated, confusing...
14th May 2025
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Workplace toilets: know your rights
We explain the legislation on workplace toilets, whose job it is to make sure that workplaces comply with the...
7th May 2025
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Workplace toilets factsheet
Employers that do not communicate and enforce clear policies about separate-sex facilities are likely to be in breach of...
7th May 2025
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The truth about toilets
Following the Supreme Court ruling on the meaning of the protected characteristic of sex, everyone wants to talk about...
24th April 2025
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Letter to the Health and Safety Executive
We wrote to Sarah Albon, the chief executive of the HSE, to express concern about the lack of clear...
26th February 2025
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Support for “gender-neutral” toilets falls
A new poll from YouGov reveals that support for mixed-sex toilets is at its lowest level in five years. ...
31st January 2025
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Workplace toilets for women and men – briefing for employers
A two-page briefing to help employers understand the law and best practice.
31st January 2025
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The vexed issue of toilets
“Where is the transwoman meant to go?” This question is being asked of politicians who talk about the need...
1st July 2024
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Mixed sex toilets in Wales’ schools
New and refurbished school buildings across Wales are imposing mixed sex toilet facilities on children, reports Merched Cymru. These...
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Sex matters in the hospitality industry
If you provide toilets to the public or to employees, take ten minutes to respond to the government’s consultation...
3rd October 2023
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Tampons offered in men’s toilets at Labour-run Welsh Parliament
Ewan Somerville for The Telegraph
Helen Joyce is quoted and Sex Matters mentioned.11th February 2023
