EHRC is taking regulatory action against organisations in the policing, education and health sectors

[WarriorN]

Akua Reindorf writes on Twitter:

@EHRC is taking regulatory action against organisations in the policing, education and health sectors whose policies misrepresent equality law on single sex spaces

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/ehrc-completes-review-evidence-government-single-sex-space-policies

https://x.com/akuareindorf/status/1960802468700319774?s=46&t=A2fpFNgDRyXF2d6ye97wEA

• The EHRC is writing to 19 organisations following a government "call for input" that identified 404 examples of potentially problematic guidance.
• The organisations were identified through a triage process that assessed potential breaches and their seriousness, considering factors including severity, organisational size, persistence, and potential impacts on vulnerable groups. The list was further refined to include only organisations that still maintained concerning policies as of last month. This does not indicate that other organisations may not also have policies requiring review.
• The organisations span policing, education and other sectors including health and public services.
• The EHRC is currently updating its code of practice for services, public functions and associations, which will provide comprehensive guidance following the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers which clarified that the terms "man", "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex.
• Trans people continue to be protected from discrimination under the protected characteristic of gender reassignment.
• As part of its Strategic Plan 2025-28, the EHRC will improve compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) by undertaking a programme of monitoring and engagement to increase compliance and ensure that public authorities are seeking to eliminate unlawful discrimination, promote equality of opportunity and foster good relations between groups.

Id forgotten that the government had asked for these examples. Nice to see FAFO in action

This does not indicate that other organisations may not also have policies requiring review.

and more to come…!

Fife are going to be front and center of learning in the NHS

What with a male doctor saying he would expect other staff to bring him to a woman who asked for a female doctor and the senior ED staff wanted to call the police and have a nurse arrested for refusing to see him as a female doctor.

I’d looove to see that list 😍

Drat I didn’t see the otter thread!