FOI request (FOIR-718452458)

Compliance with the Equality Act 2010

Requested Thu 29 May 2025
Responded Mon 30 June 2025

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.

I am writing to inquire whether you are fully compliant with the provisions of the Equality Act 2010, particularly in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v. Scottish Government (UKSC16).

As you will be aware, the Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of woman, within the Equality Act, is based on biological sex. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) interim guidance confirmed that if facilities are provided for women these facilities are reserved for biological women.

I would be grateful if you could provide the following information.

1. Previous or Current Service Delivery: Please provide copies of any policies, guidelines, internal memos or external communications that set out the Council’s approach to allowing males who identify as women (either with or without a GRC) to use spaces or services designated as for women. These services can either be commissioned or provided directly by the Council.

2. Policies: Provide a list of all policies and practices that are under review to ensure they align with the Supreme Court’s clarification of the Equality Act 2010 following the For Women Scotland ruling. If no policies are currently under review has there been a decision about when this work will be undertaken?

3. Equality Impact Assessments: Provide a list and copies of all Equality Impact Assessments that are under review to ensure they are in line with the Equality Act 2010, particularly with regard to policies that affect women and sex-based rights.

4. Monitoring and Compliance: What measures are in place to ensure that, going forward, women’s rights are not compromised under any of the Council’s policies once existing policies have been updated to reflect the ruling of the Supreme Court?

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Response

1. Our current transgender and non-binary equality policy is attached.

2. Our current policy is attached, it will be regularly reviewed.

3. Information not held.

4. All policies are regularly reviewed to keep in line with current law.

Attachments

• FOIR-718452458_FOIR-718452458_1-Transgender_and_non-binary_equality_policy_2025.pdf