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Secondary School mixed sex changing rooms complaint: Update from school (again)

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TangenitalContrivences · 08/05/2025 11:17

Hello everyone - Have just received a further update from my daughters (14) secondary school (Brighton) regarding my complaint - which is at stage 2 - go to governors complaint, and my further email to the school asking them to comply with the EHRC interim guidance.

I'll copy both responses below, redacted.

I would very, very much appreciate specific feedback to include in my responses to the school, it's been people here (and elsewhere) who have helped me put together really powerful letters that have clearly rattled the school.

However - there is still a male in the female changing spaces at this school. Therefore it is mixed sex.

(link to the last discussion if you want context https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5309038-secondary-school-complaint-about-mixed-sex-changing-rooms-update-school-response-and-request-for-help-writing-the-escalated-complaint-to-governors )

Secondary School complaint about mixed sex changing rooms. Update, school response and request for help writing the escalated complaint to governors | Mumsnet

Hello everyone. Some may remember I asked for help with a complaint to my daughter’s secondary school in Brighton which allows Males into female chang...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5309038-secondary-school-complaint-about-mixed-sex-changing-rooms-update-school-response-and-request-for-help-writing-the-escalated-complaint-to-governors

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TangenitalContrivences · 08/05/2025 11:17

Stage 2 complaint response, sent from clerk to the governors:

I write in response to your email dated 29 April 2025.

Although the school’s complaints policy provides that Stage 2 hearings should normally be set within 15 school days of receipt of the complaint, the policy also recognises that in some circumstances this timescale cannot be adhered to. The Governors are of the view that this is the case here.

Following the recent Supreme Court judgement and interim update from the Equality and Human Rights Commission the Governors wish to give the issues raised in your complaint very careful thought. Given the far reaching nature of the issues the Governors have decided that before considering your complaint at Stage 2 it would be reasonable and appropriate to wait for the updated version of the EHRC Code of Practice to be published. As you are no doubt aware the EHRC have advised that a short public consultation will be undertaken in mid May with the expectation that an updated version of the Code will be provided to the Government for ministerial approval by the end of June. The Governors have therefore decided to delay consideration of your Stage 2 complaint until publication of the updated Code and the legal position in relation to school communities has been fully clarified.

I will contact you following publication of the Code in order to arrange a hearing.

Kind regards

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