Southland District Council
Captured
Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Council has one swimming pool and it has separate ‘male’ and ‘female’ changing rooms.
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
There are two cubicles in the female area and 1 cubicle + a urinal in the male area. The shower is in the pool area and users shower with swimsuits on prior to going into the changing rooms.
Q3: Please provide any policies or procedures that apply to trans-identified people who wish to use the changing and showering facilities in your sites.
Council does not have any policies or procedures that apply to trans-identified people who wish to use the changing and showering facilities in any swimming pool or fitness center sites it owns or operates.
Therefore, we must refuse your request under s 17(e) on the basis that the documents alleged to contain the information requested do not exist.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
There is no set position on which changing room a trans-identified male is permitted to use.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
There are no women only swim sessions at the Council owned facilities, so this is not applicable.
Our Verdict
No policies and no apparent care given to how women might feel about males being in their changing room.