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The Scottish Prison Service has not assessed the impact of including transwomen in the female estate on female prisoners

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leyat · 18/09/2018 17:29

Our group has just set up our twitter account, and our first post was in relation to something that has left us completely stunned. A wonderful woman shared an FOI she had posted with us, and it shows that the SPS has not considered the impact on female inmates of their trans policies, including policies in relation to moving men to women's prisons, nor have they engaged with female inmates on the changes and they haven't consulted with women's groups either. Please see this link for more our statement: twitter.com/WG_Scotland/status/1042080194557816832
Also here is the link to the FOI: www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/equality_and_human_rights_impact

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miri1985 · 18/09/2018 18:08

Am I reading that right that one of the equality groups they think will be affected by this is "age" but don't think that "gender" aka sex or those with "religion or belief " will be impacted?

I don't understand either why sexual orientation has any impact on it either and the document made it no clearer for me.

NothingOnTellyAgain · 18/09/2018 18:05

The fuck?

And they said we didn't need feminism any more.

Manderleyagain · 18/09/2018 18:03

I'm gobsmacked. I shouldn't be by now but I am.

BettyDuMonde · 18/09/2018 17:55

This is why we need 50% actual-female-representation in parliament, on councils and in public bodies.

Decisions are made by whomever is in the room. We need to be in the room.

Without that we are invisible at a policy making level. This illustrates it perfectly.

Melamin · 18/09/2018 17:50

Woman and Girls are really being hung out to dry. Lots of changes not in line with the law and no impact assessments anywhere.
We are being left to fend for ourselves on a severely tilting playing field with our hands and feet tied, whilst the world pretends it is not happening.

OldCrone · 18/09/2018 17:48

Under "Which equality groups will be affected by the new or revised policy/practice?" they have not checked the 'gender' box (which should, of course, be 'sex'). So absolutely no consideration that putting men in women's prisons might be a problem.

AncientLights · 18/09/2018 17:43

Infuckingcredible. We are nothing. Less than zero.