"We'll get this right but we also require the regulator to provide us with the information we need as a government to consider all that together: the code of practice, together with other material. A bit more focus on that and a little less focus on public debate would be helpful."
"as soon as possible"
" thoroughly and carefully "
"not fit for purpose"
The equalities minister instructed the Equality and Human Rights Commission to prioritize its obligations as a human-rights regulator rather than focusing on public debate over trans guidance for public facilities. The EHRC urged the government to implement legislation based on its gendered facility guidance 'as soon as possible' following a Supreme Court judgment on the 2010 Equality Act. Draft guidance remains unpublished but is expected to bar transgender people from facilities aligning with their gender identity. The government intends to handle any legislation thoroughly and carefully and has requested the regulator's detailed information. Several LGBTQ+ and human-rights groups accused the commission of bullying and called for its downgrading as 'not fit for purpose.'
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