New school toilet guidance ‘not mandatory’, says Education Secretary

Jenny Gilruth said the guidance was advisory but not mandatory. (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

New guidance for Scottish schools on separate toilet facilities are “not mandatory”, a cabinet secretary has said.

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth told BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland that the Scottish Government accepted the Supreme Court ruling on the definition of sex, and the new guidance is in response to the legal requirements.