Barclays to bar trans women from using its female bathrooms

Barclays is one of the first companies to announce a change to its bathroom policy after the court ruling. Photograph: IrKiev/Getty Images/iStockphoto

The boss of Barclays has said the bank will prohibit trans women from using female bathrooms in its buildings in the wake of the recent supreme court ruling.

The bank’s chief executive, CS Venkatakrishnan, told reporters that the group would not allow trans women to use female bathrooms, to ensure that it complies with the law.