Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that employers correctly implement Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance in relation to the rights of transgender employees, including protections from discrimination, harassment and unfair treatment in the workplace.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is the independent equality regulator and ensures compliance with the Equality Act 2010. Their draft Code of Practice on Services, Public Functions and Associations (“the Code”) covers all nine protected characteristics and the steps the EHRC considers service providers should take into account when ascertaining how to comply with the law.

The approach as set out in the Code of Practice on Services reflects the Supreme Court Ruling in April 2025. The EHRC are considering how best to provide further guidance on employment and will provide updates in due course.