Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the feasibility for service providers with limited physical space to maintain single-sex services while also providing separate third-space arrangements for transgender individuals.

The EHRC has assessed the costs for service providers and others. The draft Code of practice for services, public functions and associations acknowledges service providers might comply with the law in different ways due to different factors such as physical building constraints.

Overall, providers should take a proportionate approach with a view to everyone having access to essential services. The Code cannot cover every single individual circumstance, but aims to give organisations guidance with key explanations and worked examples.