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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Peter Walker Senior political correspondent

Equalities watchdog submits formal guidance after UK supreme court transgender ruling

One person holds up a sign that says 'Protect Trans Kids' while a larger group hold up signs saying 'We know what a woman is' and 'Obey the law'
Demonstrators and counter-demonstrators gather outside the Scottish parliament in response to the supreme court ruling. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

The equalities watchdog has submitted its formal guidance about how institutions should respond to the landmark supreme court ruling on transgender people’s rights, with its chair admitting it would be “difficult” for many to shape workable policies.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has handed the guidance to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities as well as the education secretary, who must now decide whether to accept it.

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