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  • NHS Grampian: Equality Outcomes 2025-2029

    This is our submission to the NHS Grampian consultation on their proposed Equality Outcomes 2025-2029 under the Public Sector Equality Duty. The draft Equality Outcomes can be read here;...

  • EHRC Code of Practice

    This is our submission to the EHRC consultation on their Code of Practice which aims to provide legally accurate and accessible information to service providers. The draft Code can...

  • Review of 2024

    What a year it’s been! Dominated, for us, by the court case on the definition of “sex” in the Equality Act. #WeKnowWhatAWomanIs. You can read the background to the...

  • Feminist groups write to Nicola Sturgeon

    As reported in The Herald we, and other women’s groups, have written to Nicola Sturgeon asking her to provide detail, rather than “dropping broad hints” about “shadowy forces” who...

  • UK Supreme Court – the hearing

    Speaking Notes Aidan O’Neill KC has kindly given permission to publish his speaking notes. It is important to understand that these are the notes of what he hoped to...

  • UK Supreme Court – written cases

    Ahead of our appeal being heard in the UK Supreme Court on 26 – 27th November 2024 we are now able to publish our written submission to the court....

  • Abused or abuser?

    When Roz Adams won her employment tribunal case against Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre this May, many commentators were shocked by the evidence revealed in court about the “Kafkesque” “heresy...

  • Rape Crisis Centres – by women and for women?

    The following report is also available to view/download as a PDF. The rape crisis support network is in crisis. Barely two weeks after Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) apologised...

  • Equally Safe at School – student survey

    An article in today’s Herald: Campaigners raise concerns over Rape Crisis Scotland school survey reports on a survey that asked second year pupils numerous questions about sexual harassment. The...

  • What will John Swinney do next?

    Euan McColm wonders in his Scotsman article how long John Swinney and his Ministers will stay silent while people we should be able to trust try to explain away...