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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Laura Pollock

What the new single-sex spaces guidance means in Scotland

The UK's equalities regulator has stressed that its updated code of practice does not make new law or create new legal obligations (Image: Getty)

GUIDANCE on use of toilets and changing rooms as single-sex spaces comes into force today, almost a year-and-a-half after the landmark Supreme Court ruling on biological sex.

Described as giving “up-to-date examples of how the Equality Act applies to everyday situations”, it will be something that can be relied on in court if there are legal challenges – which Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson has previously suggested is expected “because this is a very contested space”.

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