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Transgender People: Equality

Asked by Dr Scott ArthurLabourWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 6148

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will set out how organisations will be held to account for demonstrating that any exclusion of trans people from single-sex services is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim in line with t

Answered by Olivia Bailey

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) regulates equality law across England, Wales and Scotland. The EHRC is independent of the government and makes its own enforcement and regulation decisions.

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