Hospitals, councils and police forces across the UK are still defying the Supreme Court's common-sense ruling on transgender rights almost a month on from the judgment.
Despite the court's April 16 decision that the definition of a woman is based on biological sex - meaning trans women are legally men - taxpayer-funded institutions across the land are refusing to update their policies on single-sex spaces.
Documents obtained by the Daily Mail show that bodies from Salford to Somerset are still allowing biological males into women's toilets.
Many claim they are waiting for further guidance, despite clear interim direction from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) shortly after the Supreme Court's decision.
Swathes of public bodies are refusing to budge on the Supreme Court ruling
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Its ruling was unanimous, with five justices deciding: "The definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 makes clear that the concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man."
The EHRC subsequently issued interim guidance stating that "trans women (biological men) should not be permitted to use the women's facilities and trans men (biological women) should not be permitted to use the men's facilities."
Salford City Council is among those refusing to fall in line, stating it has "a zero-tolerance approach to transphobia" and is "awaiting further guidance" despite the EHRC's direction.
Bedford Borough Council has also refused to update its policies, saying it will wait for the EHRC's final guidance expected by the end of June.
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The definition of sex in the Equality Act 2010 makes clear that the concept of sex is binary, a person is either a woman or a man, the UK's highest court confirmed in April
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Fermanagh and Omagh Council initially said it would review its policies - but U-turned after protests from the LGBTQ+ community.
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Chesterfield Royal Hospital have all said they are waiting for NHS England to clarify the ruling.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said it would wait for guidance from the National Police Chiefs' Council.
Women's rights activist Kellie-Jay Keen, who received internal memos from whistleblowers in the bodies, has condemned their stances.
Kellie-Jay Keen (pictured) was sent internal memos from whistleblowers in the bodies - and has condemned them as a result
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"It's absolutely shameful. Can you imagine being in that room saying, 'We are going to go against the Supreme Court'?" she told the Mail.
"They have got to a point where it doesn't matter who said it, it doesn't matter what law, they are going to let men into women's spaces and they are doing it with the public purse."
NHS England acknowledged "the need for revised guidance" - but has not yet changed its policies.
And a Government spokeswoman said: "We expect all providers to uphold the law and follow the clarity that the Supreme Court ruling provides."
