COUNCIL HAS 'NO SUITABLE PROVISION' FOR TOILETS FOR TRANSGENDER PEOPLE BUT 'EXPECTS USERS TO RESPECT' SUPREME COURT RULING

GWYNEDD Council says it recognises that it has “no suitable provision’ for transgender and non-binary people in most of its 60 public toilets.

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There is a statutory requirement for local councils to prepare and consider an equality impact assessment - in accordance with the Equality Act 2010 - when preparing public toilet strategies.

It comes after a recent ruling by the Supreme Court that gender within the Act means only biological sex.

In its local toilet strategy report, due to be discussed at Cyngor Gwynedd’s cabinet meeting, on Tuesday, October 14, it said: “We as a council expect users to respect this ruling.

“That said, we recognise that we do not have suitable provision for transgender and non-binary people in the majority of our toilets. We hope that the Equality and Human Rights Commission's guidance will provide us with further guidance on this.”

One option being considered by some organisations is the use of accessible toilets.

But the report said: “That is not possible in Gwynedd’s accessible toilets, as they can only be opened with a ‘Radar’ key, which is especially for disabled people.”