The Equality and Human Rights Commission is currently consulting on changes to its Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. These changes have been made following the Supreme Court Judgment on the definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010.
We’ve teamed up with TransActual and The Equality Network to produce some guidance to help you respond to the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft code of practice.
We are deeply concerned by this draft and the impact it would have on trans children and young people if implemented as statutory guidance. We are encouraging our communities and allies to respond, even if you only have 10 minutes to do so.
The deadline to respond is 11:59pm on 30 June 2025.
We know the content of the code of practice may be difficult to read. Mermaids’ Support line is open Monday-Friday, 1pm-8:30pm. Freephone: 0808 801 0400. You can access webchat via our website. For crisis support, text ‘Mermaids’ to 85258 (open 24/7).