"The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed its formal guidance to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities as well as the education secretary, who must now decide whether to accept it. One EHRC source said that while the decision-making on the guidance was restricted to a small group of people around the group's outgoing chair, Kishwer Falkner, the expectation was that it would closely reflect interim advice released by the watchdog in April."
"I think it's going to be difficult for duty bearers, service providers, to adapt a ruling which is quite black and white into practical steps according to their own circumstances and their own organisation, which is why we've always emphasised they should take their own advice as well as adhering to our code, she told BBC Radio 4's Today programme."
The Equality and Human Rights Commission submitted formal guidance to minister Bridget Phillipson for acceptance. Decision-making on the guidance was handled by a small group around outgoing chair Kishwer Falkner and is expected to mirror interim advice from April. The guidance interprets the Supreme Court ruling as defining a woman by biological sex and restricts transgender use of facilities aligned to the gender they live as, while in some cases limiting use of facilities matching birth sex. Organisations such as sports clubs or hospitals could request birth certificates if there is genuine concern. Falkner acknowledged practical implementation will be difficult for service providers.
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