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Complaints about the literacy level required to respond to the GRA

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theOtherPamAyres · 21/09/2018 13:24

I am getting feedback that, despite guidelines and helpful notes, people are finding it impossible to fill in the GRA consultation.

I am going to raise the matter with my MP and I would urge anyone else to draw attention to this insurmountable barrier to participation.

It's almost as if the government only want to hear from "the right sort" of person and organisation.

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JuneOsbourne · 21/09/2018 13:33

can't just skip through

JuneOsbourne · 21/09/2018 13:33

I completely agree. I'm pretty highly educated but some of the questions are barely comprehensible. I've leant heavily on the wpuk and fpfw guidance. It's also annoying that when you save it and return you can just skip through to the question you were on but have to click through each page again. V tiresome.

Needmoresleep · 21/09/2018 13:32

Erech.. and women prisoners

CrackpotsArePots · 21/09/2018 13:32

Yes. But that could work in our favour judging by the twitter contributions of our frienday TRAs. No wonder the Greens lGBTQRStUv premier filled it.

It is very long and off putting. And its opening premise is that they want to make obtain the GRC easier. And therefore biased from the off.

GoldenBuns · 21/09/2018 13:32

Yes - I am finding the wording quite daunting. Very frustrating. The Fairplay for Women guidance is useful, but filling it in has not been straightforward.

Ereshkigal · 21/09/2018 13:29

They should use a range of approaches such as telephone surveys. Not just an online survey. Barrier to participation for people without access to a device or computer, elderly people, second language speakers, people with learning disabilities and people who are not confident they can complete this type of document. It is a lazy tick box exercise which goes against all the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Melamin · 21/09/2018 13:29

You are right. It is a very uphill task and I think you have to be really used to filling in this sort of stuff to know how to do it.

There are also organisations that fill it in for you (I think the green party were doing this) which just means they are getting the same consultation from the same organisation all the time.

VickyEadie · 21/09/2018 13:28

Just to and that when I wrote to my MP (and in his reply he mentioned this issue) I commented on the fact that the first few questions are clearly designed with only trans respondents in mind.

Talk about pre-judging your consultation respondents - it's almost like they're the only people they wanted to hear from.

nopeni · 21/09/2018 13:26

Yes - you have to be clued in and woke and intellectual.

I need to fill it in but took a look and realised it needs some time to prepare for it and answer properly - there must be other women putting it off just like that, while TRAs across the world unite and fill it with dodgy suicide stats.

VickyEadie · 21/09/2018 13:26

My partner - very literate and well educated - is struggling as I speak with the IT. Apparently, it doesn't always 'save' what you've done and it's been wiped at least once this morning.

Ereshkigal · 21/09/2018 13:25

I think that's a very valid concern.

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