Police Force Defies Trans Ruling to Put Biological Men in Women’s Cells
27th July 2026
A police force is placing biological men in women’s cells despite the Supreme Court ruling that transgender women are not legally women.
Staffordshire Police says its custody policy means “detainees may be placed in accommodation consistent with their gender identity”, The Telegraph can reveal.
That means biological men who identify as transgender women can be placed in women’s-only custody cells.
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Staffordshire Police has also been accused of providing “contradictory” guidance on whether an officer of the opposite sex can carry out strip searches.