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UK equalities watchdog bathroom guidance leaves trans people with 'less rights'

TRANSGENDER people have been left with “less rights” following the publication of the UK equalities watchdog’s guidance on single-sex spaces, an advocacy group has said

The (in)justice of the Equality Act

By Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert, The Critic Far from guaranteeing equal treatment, the Equality Act has transformed Britain’s understanding of equality from individual rights to group iden...

Equalities watchdog moved from Vauxhall office after “attack on the building”, MPs told

Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said the debate on sex and gender has become “deeply unpleasant” and urged “dialogue” to ease tensions. The post Equalities watchdog moved from Vauxhall offi...

Equalities watchdog moves office after threats by trans activists

by Geraldine Scott, The Times Threats from transgender activists have forced the equalities watchdog to move offices, its chair has revealed. Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson said that the E...

Can common sense replace Equality Act protections, as Kemi Badenoch suggests?

The Tory leader says the public sector duty to consider minorities encourages division – but legal experts say abolishing it will fuel discriminationFor more than two decades, an i...

Trans women banned from female toilets and sports teams by UK equalities watchdog

TRANSGENDER women will be banned from using female toilets, changing facilities and sports teams, following the publication of long-awaited guidance from the UK’s equalities watchd...

Government 'failure' over recent equality act changes

Oxford Green Party Councillors condemn the new equality guidance and the Labour government as a 'failure' and not inclusive.

Scrap legal equality duty for public services, says Badenoch

The Conservative leader says the rules have led to public bodies becoming "institutionally incompetent".

Equalities training is 'value for money' Labour leader tells Reform UK councillor

Spending on equalities training challenged at second Torfaen council meeting by Reform UK.

Westminster told to scrap EHRC ‘segregation’ code for trans people as deadline looms

WESTMINSTER has been urged to reject the UK equality watchdog’s code of practice that would bring in “segregation” for transgender people.

EHRC publishes draft updated code of practice on Equality Act 2010

The UK government and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) have published a draft updated code of… The post EHRC publishes draft updated code of practice on Equality Act...

Zia Yusuf responds to complaint about Islamophobia in Reform by threatening the equalities watchdog

27 MPs have called for a formal investigation into Islamophobia in Reform The post Zia Yusuf responds to complaint about Islamophobia in Reform by threatening the equalities watchd...

What is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how does it apply?

There is especial interest in latest revision by equalities watchdog as it includes guidance on single-sex spacesSingle-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC Conti...

Annunziata Rees-Mogg: Repealing the Public Sector Equality Duty is about delivering a genuinely level playing field not...

Conservatives have no wish to return Britain to some imaginary era of unchecked prejudice. Rather, the aim is to restore the soundest parts of our liberal tradition: liberty for th...

Report warns gender equality in Wales has stalled and calls for urgent action

Gender equality in Wales has stalled, according to a new report by the Women’s Equality Network (WEN) Wales.

European Union

Now that Viktor Orbán voted out of office in Hungry the European Union courts have ruled that;The new EHRC code isn’t just about trans people’s access to toilets - it’s about prote...

What happens next as EHRC trans code clears 40-day scrutiny period?

THE UK equalities watchdog’s code of practice, which would introduce “segregation” for transgender people, has ended its 40-day scrutiny period – so what happens next?

Justice: more than compliance

THE political fallout after the murder of Henry Nowak (News, 5 June) has led me to question whether a merely formal approach to equality is adequate for justice, and whether the Eq...

How a simple data exercise descended into a Holyrood row about sex and gender

EQUALITY monitoring serves a purpose. The data collected and analysis of it can identify inequalities, it can tell us who is being represented and who isn’t, and it can help to rem...

Ombudsman says digital toll tunnel breaches equality rules

The Netherlands’ first “digital only” toll tunnel breaches accessibility laws and has led to motorists paying excessive penalties when they...

Trade unionist Ogle in new equality claim against Unite

Trade unionist Brendan Ogle is pursuing a new case under workplace equality law against Unite after having a disability discrimination action dismissed by the Labour Court last yea...

Single-sex toilets must exclude transgender people, says EHRC

Updated code of practice covering England, Wales and Scotland also relates to changing rooms and follows supreme court rulingWhat is the updated EHRC code of practice about and how...

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Gender Equality in Wales ‘Has Reached a Standstill’

Gender equality in Wales has reached a standstill, with women – especially those from marginalised communities – bearing the brunt of rising costs, deepening inequality and violenc...