EHRC updates guidance on how to apply supreme court ruling on gender

Mary-Ann Stephenson, the chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, said: ‘We have made adjustments where they help the code provide legally accurate, practical guidance.’ Photograph: Jonathan Brady/PA

The equalities watchdog has updated its guidance on how to implement the supreme court ruling on gender after the government requested changes to the original proposals submitted last year.

In a statement, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said that after feedback from the government, as well as consultation responses and extra legal advice, it had made changes to what is officially known as the code of practice.