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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kate Devlin

Rishi Sunak to consider law change to protect ‘biological’ women

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Rishi Sunak is to consider official advice that says changing the definition of sex in law would create greater “clarity” around women-only spaces.

Amending the Equality Act 2010 to specifically refer to “biological sex” merits further consideration, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) concluded after the government asked it to consider the pros and cons of such a change.

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