For those not on twitter the link is https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/ehrc-concludes-regulatory-action-single-sex-space-policies
They say
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has concluded its regulatory action following the review of policies identified through the UK Government's 2024 call for input exercise on single-sex spaces.
In August 2025, the EHRC wrote to 19 organisations identified through this exercise whose policies misrepresented the Equality Act 2010 by wrongly suggesting there is an automatic legal right to access single-sex spaces based on self-identification. These organisations spanned the policing, education and health sectors. All 19 organisations have now removed the policies in question.
The EHRC's action followed the Supreme Court judgment in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers (April 2025), which confirmed 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.
Also as far as I can see they haven't released the names of the organisations they have written.
According to AI:
This action stemmed from a review of 404 policies following a 2024 government call for input, where some policies incorrectly suggested that self-identification, rather than biological sex, provided an automatic right to access single-sex spaces.
Specific Organisations
The EHRC did not release the full list of organisations. However, reports suggest the letters were sent to public sector bodies, including:
- Healthcare providers.
- Universities, with University College London (UCL) being mentioned for not updating policies in line with the Supreme Court ruling that "sex" means biological sex.
- Government departments, such as HMRC regarding intranet guidance.
- Local authorities, with the City of Edinburgh Council cited in relation to school guidance.
Context
- Legal Basis: The action followed the April 2025 Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v Scottish Ministers, which clarified that "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refers to biological sex and that a Gender Recognition Certificate does not change legal sex for single-sex exceptions.
- Requirements: The organisations were required to confirm the withdrawal of their policies and provide a timeline for revisions.
- Outcome: By February 19, 2026, the EHRC stated that all 19 organisations had removed the problematic policies.
I hope that despite Labour women trying to make out that the new chair is more reasonable and less confrontational that the EHRC continues this type of pro-active work in relation to the Supreme Court decision.