Overview

• Sex Matters sent a legal letter on June 26 warning it will sue unless the trans-inclusive policy at the Ladies’ Pond is revoked with immediate effect.
• In April, the Supreme Court ruled that under the Equality Act ‘sex’ means biological sex, a judgment that underpins the group’s challenge.
• City of London Corporation says it will maintain current self-ID arrangements while consulting service users, stakeholders and legal advisers.
• Some women pond users have reported feeling unsafe after instances of trans women staring at bathers in showers or taking photographs in changing areas.
• The policy review’s outcome could reshape management of single-sex and mixed bathing ponds across Hampstead Heath.