The Prime Minister has said the Scottish Government “should follow the law” on single-sex spaces, amid a high-profile tribunal surrounding a trans doctor using a female changing room.
The SNP leader has also said the Equality Act allows for trans people to be excluded from single or separate-sex facilities, adding these decisions should be “made on a case-by-case basis” and that managers must “balance the needs of the trans person” to use such a facility “against the needs of other members of staff”.
“I do believe in the Government’s support in safe spaces for women and the Equality Act and I think the Government should follow the law.
The Scottish Government has been urged to clarify whether it thinks single-sex spaces for women include trans women or only those who are biologically female.
Sir Keir Starmer said he supported “safe spaces for women” and the Equality Act, which protects workers from discrimination.
