NHS and prisons to be issued new guidance after ruling on definition of a woman
New guidance for public bodies on single-sex spaces will be issued, after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it is “working at pace” to provide an updated code of conduct for services, including the NHS and prisons.
The ruling could have implications for spaces such as hospital wards, changing rooms and domestic refuges.
The case was brought by women’s rights campaigners who challenged the Scottish government, arguing sex-based protections should apply only to people that are born female.
On Wednesday judges ruled that when the term “woman” is used in the Equality Act it means a biological woman, and “sex” means biological sex.
Source: BBC | Language: English