I understand the EA applies to businesses, organisations etc. They have to ensure the right people use the right toilets.
But say the swimming pool receptionist questions Mandy, who produces a birth certificate saying female (dated two years ago but obviously it could have been reissued for more than one reason). Does the receptionist have to let Mandy in, even though their senses tell them Mandy is male and Mandy has not been able to produce incontrovertible evidence to prove she is female (I understand that the only piece of paper that can now do that is a birth certificate which was issued within weeks of your date of birth)? I may be wrong!
So Mandy gets let in, and women complain that there's a man in the changing rooms. What does the swimming pool do? Mandy still insists Mandy is female. Is Mandy actually committing a crime (not under the EA obviously but under different legislation)?
Would the police sort it out? How would they be able to ascertain Mandy's true sex? If they are able to discover that Mandy is a man, would they prosecute/warn Mandy that it is illegal (if it is)?
Basically, can transwomen just keep trying to get into women's spaces without risk of legal consequence?
Sorry if this has been asked before but I read this board often and I haven't seen it discussed directly.