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Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson is "thoroughly and carefully" considering guidance from a watchdog regarding a ban on transgender people from single-sex spaces.

The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) was passed to ministers on September 4, but ministers have repeatedly said they are taking time to review it before deciding on implementation.

The proposed code of practice will be used by businesses and other organisations to inform their provision of single and separate-sex services such as toilets and changing rooms.

It states, according to a report in The Times newspaper, that places such as hospital wards, gyms and leisure centres will be able to question transgender women over whether they should be using single-sex ser

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