{"id":367832,"date":"2026-08-06T16:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-can-small-businesses-enforce-single-sex-guidance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T15:00:08","slug":"how-can-small-businesses-enforce-single-sex-guidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-can-small-businesses-enforce-single-sex-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"How can small businesses enforce single-sex guidance?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/2iWN3wTI4Us\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How can small businesses enforce single-sex guidance?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2iWN3wTI4Us\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Mary-Ann Stephenson said some businesses may have to replace single sex toilets with unisex ones,\u00a0 but would not usually be expected to monitor who uses their facilities.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>She said any questions about a person&#8217;s sex should be handled discreetly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EHRC chair challenged on how to enforce single-sex toilet rules. 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