Overview

• The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) released draft guidelines requiring trans women to use men's toilets and restricting access to showers and changing rooms matching their gender identity.
• Workplaces are now mandated to provide separate toilets and, where necessary, separate washing and changing facilities for men and women.
• Public venues are not required to offer gender-segregated facilities but must avoid discrimination by ensuring at least one shared option is available.
• The guidelines follow the UK Supreme Court ruling that 'woman' under the Equality Act refers exclusively to biological females, excluding trans women from legal protections.
• Cabinet minister Pat McFadden assured that no enforcement mechanisms, such as 'toilet police,' will be implemented under the new rules.