Claims that the BBC have enacted a policy that allows members of staff to work from home if they are concerned about trans people’s rights to use gendered facilities, don’t tell the full story.

In an article in the Telegraph on Sunday (26 October), with the headline “BBC allows staff to work from home if worried about trans toilet policy,” reporter Robert White claimed that “The BBC is allowing staff to work from home if they have concerns about the broadcaster’s policy allowing biological men to use women’s lavatories.”

However, PinkNews has learned that the BBC has no specific guidance or policy regarding the circumstances referred to in the article.

Instead, it seems to be linked to a question posed by a Q&A document produced by the BBC. A document simply stated that, should concerns

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