LANDMARK trans guidance for schools was today in chaos after tough measures were ruled unlawful.
Rishi Sunak has been forced to delay publication of the rules – due this week – which would tell headteachers how to deal with kids wanting to change genders.
Ministers have been working on the long-awaited guidance for months but recently came under intense pressure from Tory MPs to be more hardline.
Attorney General Victoria Prentis said some of these stronger proposals would only be possible if the law was changed because they clash with the Equalities Act, which enshrines gender reassignment as a protected characteristic.
They included a blanket ban on pupils socially transitioning, or forcing kids to get a doctor’s letter if they wanted to switch gender.