Scottish schools must provide separate toilet facilities for boys and girls, under new guidance from the Scottish Government.

School pupils will be asked to use toilet facilities which correspond to their biological sex, rather than ones they feel most comfortable with.

The Scottish Government has said the refreshed rules will give schools more confidence in the provision of toilet facilities and help them to support transgender children and young people.

The guidance outlines that schools in Scotland must have male and female toilets for biological sex, but extra provisions, which may include gender neutral facilities, should be made for trans students.

It comes after judges unanimously ruled in favour of campaign group For Women Scotland, declaring the words “woman” and “sex” in the

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