18,422 signs will also have to be updatedNeil Shaw Assistant Editor06:58, 09 Jul 2026Updated 06:59, 09 Jul 2026Nearly 13,000 toilets and more than 5,000 changing-rooms could have to be revamped at gyms, hospitals and leisure centres across Britain at a cost of millions when new guidance on single-sex spaces shortly comes into force. At least 18,000 signs might also need to be changed, according to figures obtained by the Press Association.‌Public-sector bodies, such as local councils, are estimated to face unadjusted costs for cleaning the new-look facilities totalling £20.6 million, together with £14.2 million per year for building work – though these sums could rise even higher. Thursday marks the end of the 40-day scrutiny period since the updated guidance was laid in Parliament, during