Women and equalities minister Bridget Phillipson said she is considering “thoroughly and carefully” guidance from a watchdog which is reported to suggest transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on how they look.

The guidance from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has been with the Government for almost three months but ministers have repeatedly said they are taking time to review it before deciding on implementation.

The proposed code of practice will be used by businesses and other organisations to inform their provision of single and separate-sex services such as toilets and changing rooms.

The code – which was passed to ministers on September 4 – states, according to a report in The Times newspaper, that places such as hospital wards, gym

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