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EHRC mandates biological-sex use of single-sex facilities, £35 M upgrades.

8/5/2026

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EHRC issued guidance today that single-sex facilities must be used by biological sex.
It foresees 13,000 toilets and 5,000 changing rooms needing alterations.
Public bodies may spend £20.6 million on cleaning and £14.2 million on building work.
The NHS will revise its hospital guidance to follow the rule.
Schools must keep single-sex spaces for children over eight, ban mixed-sex sport, record birth sex, as Suella Braverman and Bridget Phillipson warned of challenges.

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EHRC issued guidance today that single-sex facilities must be used by biological sex.
It foresees 13,000 toilets and 5,000 changing rooms needing alterations.
Public bodies may spend £20.6 million on cleaning and £14.2 million on building work.
The NHS will revise its hospital guidance to follow the rule.
Schools must keep single-sex spaces for children over eight, ban mixed-sex sport, record birth sex, as Suella Braverman and Bridget Phillipson warned of challenges.