>The payment to Roz Adams from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre is nearly double the amount previously anticipated.
>The compensation will be covered by the ERCC’s insurance policy.
So no funds will used, which is good, however I’d wager their premium will rise
>Judge McFatridge ruled it was “extraordinary” that ERCC had not referred any victims to Beira’s Place and that this seemed “linked inextricably with the matters which led to the discrimination against the claimant”.
>He stated that ERCC management appeared to consider the gender-critical views of Beira’s Place – funded by the author and gender-critical campaigner JK Rowling – to be “intrinsically hateful and transphobic”.
>ERCC previously sent Ms Adams a letter in September saying it apologised for “for the discrimination you faced while working at ERCC and for the stressful process you have been through”.
Then
>However, Ms Adams argued this was not satisfactory, as it did not clear her name publicly, and that the apology was based around language used.
>Judge McFatridge agreed, **calling the apology “defective”** and stating it was a fact that “nothing the claimant did constituted bullying or harassment”.
>Ms Adams said that without a public apology she feared being seen as transphobic as she continued to work in the sector.
That’s fairly damning
>She added she was encouraged by representatives of ERCC meeting staff at Beira’s Place recently, and that this could lead to “bridges being built”.
Which is good as this needs to be a **victim centric service**, that’s who the services are there to support. Vulnerable victims come first. That shouldn’t have to be said, but we are where we are
well done- this nonsense is getting out of hand
I usually don’t agree with anything aligned with JK Rowling, but this is a sensible and appropriate response. Charities are there to support their service users and shouldn’t be over-riding their needs to defend a legally ambiguous ideological position.
This whole affair has exposed a raft of failures with ERCC.
It also sparked an investigation and report by their parent body Rape Crisis Scotland who are requiring further changes.
One of which is that they come up with a definition of the term ‘women’ and post it to their (ERCC’s) website.
That was over a month ago and they still haven’t done so.
Something is badly wrong when they cannot comply with a simple directive like that.
>Judge Ian McFatridge ruled that it must refer sexual assault victims to Beira’s Place, the Edinburgh women’s refuge where Ms Adams now works.
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>The payment to Roz Adams from Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre is nearly double the amount previously anticipated.
>The compensation will be covered by the ERCC’s insurance policy.
So no funds will used, which is good, however I’d wager their premium will rise
>Judge McFatridge ruled it was “extraordinary” that ERCC had not referred any victims to Beira’s Place and that this seemed “linked inextricably with the matters which led to the discrimination against the claimant”.
>He stated that ERCC management appeared to consider the gender-critical views of Beira’s Place – funded by the author and gender-critical campaigner JK Rowling – to be “intrinsically hateful and transphobic”.
>ERCC previously sent Ms Adams a letter in September saying it apologised for “for the discrimination you faced while working at ERCC and for the stressful process you have been through”.
Then
>However, Ms Adams argued this was not satisfactory, as it did not clear her name publicly, and that the apology was based around language used.
>Judge McFatridge agreed, **calling the apology “defective”** and stating it was a fact that “nothing the claimant did constituted bullying or harassment”.
>Ms Adams said that without a public apology she feared being seen as transphobic as she continued to work in the sector.
That’s fairly damning
>She added she was encouraged by representatives of ERCC meeting staff at Beira’s Place recently, and that this could lead to “bridges being built”.
Which is good as this needs to be a **victim centric service**, that’s who the services are there to support. Vulnerable victims come first. That shouldn’t have to be said, but we are where we are
well done- this nonsense is getting out of hand
I usually don’t agree with anything aligned with JK Rowling, but this is a sensible and appropriate response. Charities are there to support their service users and shouldn’t be over-riding their needs to defend a legally ambiguous ideological position.
This whole affair has exposed a raft of failures with ERCC.
It also sparked an investigation and report by their parent body Rape Crisis Scotland who are requiring further changes.
One of which is that they come up with a definition of the term ‘women’ and post it to their (ERCC’s) website.
That was over a month ago and they still haven’t done so.
Something is badly wrong when they cannot comply with a simple directive like that.
>Judge Ian McFatridge ruled that it must refer sexual assault victims to Beira’s Place, the Edinburgh women’s refuge where Ms Adams now works.
That’ll sting ERCC more than the fine.
Thank god
Good.
Fun fact . A man can’t be raped in Scotland .
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