Westland District Council
Courageous
Q1: Do you provide communal single-sex changing and showering facilities?
Yes
Q2: Do you provide single occupancy changing and showering facilities? If so, how many at each site?
We have five single occupancy changing facilities, and one showering facility (also a disability shower)
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.
N/A - we do not have any specific policies or procedures that apply to trans-identified people who wish to use the changing and showering facilities at our site.
Q4: How are your different changing and showering facilities labelled and described?
They are identified using symbols
Q5: At your sites, which changing room and showering facilities is a trans-identified male permitted to use?
As discussed, we have a communal male changing room, a communal female changing room, and then three individual toilets/ changing rooms. A trans-identifying male may use the communal male changing room or any one of the three individual toilet/changing rooms.
In addition, we have a single accessible bathroom/ shower/ changing room, which again can be used by a trans-identifying male.
Q6: If applicable, do your facilities allow trans-identifying males to attend Women Only swim sessions?
N/A
Our Verdict
Westland do not have written policies but do have clear rules that recognise biological sex.
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