Overview

• The Equality and Human Rights Commission said it wrote to Bridget Phillipson after submitting an updated code on September 4 and urged her to act with speed.
• Kishwer Falkner stated the 2011 services code is now unlawful following the Supreme Court ruling, yet some organisations continue to rely on it.
• To take effect, the revised code requires ministerial approval before being laid before Parliament for 40 days.
• The Government said it is reviewing the draft, which spans more than 300 pages, and Phillipson has not announced a decision.
• Rights groups, including the Council of Europe’s human rights commissioner, have raised concerns that the expected approach could exclude transgender people from many public spaces.