Police force ignores trans Supreme Court ruling and puts biological men in women's-only cells

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A police force is housing biological males who identify as transgender women in female custody cells, despite the Supreme Court's landmark ruling last April that the legal definition of sex under equality law refers to biological sex.Staffordshire Police's custody policy permits "detainees may be placed in accommodation consistent with their gender identity," meaning biological men can be held in cells designated for women.These revised rules were drawn up after the Supreme Court judgment, which has been broadly understood to mean biological males should not have access to single-sex spaces reserved for women.Yet rather than aligning with that interpretation, the updated policies maintain a commitment to letting individuals self-identify their gender — a stance that critics say directly contradicts the court's decision.

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