This report is quite a long read but is very balanced, raises lots of good points and is actually quite kind to 'genuine' transwomen (for want of a better word), making the point that allowing all males to identify into women's spaces without any checks (as is proposed) puts them at risk as well as those born women. It also raises some good points about the equality act, suggesting that SG's interpretation that a GRC makes you legally female 'for all purposes' is bollocks, and pointing out that single sex spaces (excluding male bodies) are legal where this is a reasonable need, such as refuges or hospitals etc.. In fact it suggests that by not having single sex as well as gender-specific spaces, female women (again, for want of a better word) will self-exclude from such services which is discriminatory for them. It also points out that the lack of a definition of what would constitute a fraudulent application, plus the fact that punishment is after the fact (and therefore after harm is caused, assuming you could ever prove fraud and it's hard to see how you could), are unacceptable in terms of women's safety. It criticises the SG for not hearing in person from victims of abuse. Close to my heart, it also points out that there is an unacceptable data gap because the SG is not collecting accurate information on sex AND gender, instead opting for self-declared gender only in a many instances (including, infamously, the national census where it's surely most important), making it very hard to get an accurate picture of what is happening.
Overall it suggests much more care should be taken with this, and it should be held back until all issues are PROPERLY considered, including the proposed clarification of sex-based rights in the Equality Act. It's hard to see how the UN's Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls can be dismissed as misguided, the 'wrong' kind of feminist, bigoted, or any of the other usual slurs, but sadly I doubt the SG will give a shit. They are absolutely determined that the feelings of anyone who might possibly be trans trump all other concerns, including the actual safety of women.