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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Sally Weale Education correspondent

Regulator to write to universities in England over transgender equality policies

Kathleen Stock speaking at the Oxford Union
The Sussex judgment followed an investigation into the treatment of Kathleen Stock, who resigned after becoming the target of protests over her views on transgender rights. Photograph: Roger Askew/The Oxford Union/Shutterstock

England’s higher education regulator has said it is writing to institutions that have transgender equality policies similar to the University of Sussex, which was handed a record £585,000 fine last month for failing to uphold freedom of speech.

The Office for Students (OfS) said it would not yet name the vice-chancellors being contacted, “but we will be writing to a handful of providers where we have identified that they have – on the face of it – similar policies in this area to Sussex”.

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