Warwickshire county council has withdrawn its advice that trans girls should “sleep where they feel most comfortable”

Parents have forced council leaders to shelve guidance that allowed transgender pupils to use girls’ lavatories, changing rooms and dormitories.

Warwickshire county council has withdrawn its advice that trans girls should “sleep where they feel most comfortable” after parents protested that it was “outrageous” and “discounted” the rights of their daughters.

The authority’s 50-page “Trans toolkit” also states that gender-neutral facilities should be installed or schools should adopt a policy of “use the toilet you want to use” .

It has formally suspended the advice for 300 schools and placed it under review after parents complained that the document breached safeguarding duties and equality law. It was issued in January 2018 and withdrawn last summer. A spokesman for Warwickshire county council said the issue was