Supreme Court Ruling
Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 01/FOI/25/008237/S
Version Date: 19/06/2025
The Corporate Equality, Diversity & Human Rights Department have provided the following information.
Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please supply me with full answers to each of the following questions regarding your force's policies in light of the Supreme Court ruling in the For Women Scotland case and subsequent Equality and Human Rights Commission guidance.
1. Has your force sent any messages to officers or staff regarding the ruling and its implications? If so, please provide a copy
Please be advised that at the time your request was received (13/05/2025) the Force did not hold any information relevant to this question. This is in relation to any information published on the Force intranet by the Senior Leadership Team.
- Has your force changed or is it considering changing its policies on use of toilets/changing rooms for transgender people? If so please provide details
The force has established a working group to identify and review policies relevant to the supreme court judgement. We have received the Interim EHRC guidance, please see following link: https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/media-centre/interim-update-practical-implications-uk-supreme-court-judgment and are awaiting guidance from the NPCC, both of which will support the review of policies.
- Has your force changed or is it considering changing its policy on search of detainees/suspects by transgender officers/staff? If so please provide details
The force has established a working group to identify and review policies relevant to the supreme court judgement. We are awaiting guidance from the NPCC to support the review of policies.
- Has your force held any meetings with external LGBT+ groups or internal LGBT+ staff networks since the ruling? If so please provide details of the groups attending and the minutes of the meeting
No specific meetings have been held but Staff Networks, including LGBT+ and Women’s Network representatives, are members of our Gold and Silver meeting structure.