"The 'gender-critical' campaigning group, that is supported by notable figures like JK Rowling, sought to bring legal action against the CoCL following the outcome of the controversial Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex, which decided for the purposes of the 2010 Equality Act "sex" refers to "biological sex" only and specifically excludes trans people. Opened in 1926, Kenwood Ladies', Highgate Men's, and Hampstead Mixed ponds in the"
"The CoCL, however, stated the ladies' pond was not a single-sex space "precisely because trans women are permitted to access the swimming facilities" and therefore the "corporation recognises, following the Supreme Court's ruling, that it is not providing single-sex facilities as defined within the [Equality Act]". The CoLC went on to say the Supreme Court's understanding of "woman" and "man" as "biological" terms were not the same as how they saw them,"
High Court refused gender-critical non-profit Sex Matters permission to challenge the City of London Corporation over trans inclusion at Hampstead Heath ponds. Sex Matters sought legal action after a Supreme Court ruling interpreting "sex" in the 2010 Equality Act as biological sex, explicitly excluding trans people. Kenwood Ladies', Highgate Men's, and Hampstead Mixed ponds have been inclusive of trans people, and the CoLC formally acknowledged trans people's right to swim in single-sex ponds in 2019. A CoLC consultation showed nearly nine in ten respondents support trans inclusion. The CoCL said the ladies' pond is not single-sex because trans women are permitted access and that access arrangements must inform legal interpretation.
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