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Toilets and changing rooms must be used on basis of biological sex, guidance confirms
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- This means, for instance, that a trans woman - a biological male who identifies as a woman - should not use female toilets or changing rooms, according to the code of practice.
- The guidance, produced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and now approved by ministers, makes it clear that transgender people should be offered a third or a gender-neutral space.
- However, the code states that leaving a trans person without access to any services or facilities would be unlikely to be proportionate.
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Alison Holt,Social affairs editorand Nick Triggle,Health correspondent Getty Images Single-sex spaces - such as changing rooms, toilets and hospital wards - must be used on the basis of biological sex, new guidance from the equalities watchdog has confirmed.
This means, for instance, that a trans woman - a biological male who identifies as a woman - should not use female toilets or changing rooms, according to the code of practice.
The guidance, produced by the Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) and now approved by ministers, makes it clear that transgender people should be offered a third or a gender-neutral space.
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