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Organisations Leaving Stonewall: The List

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Barracker · 29/05/2021 19:50

Thought it would be handy to keep a running list here of organisations who have done 'budget reviews' or similar and have subsequently decided that Stonewall are 'not value for money'.

EHRC
ACAS
House of Commons
DVLA
Dorset Police
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Do feel free to update the thread as more join the exodus.

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Sexnotgender · 29/05/2021 20:13

Fascinating thread! Some big names already.

ItsAllGoingToBeFine · 29/05/2021 20:13

@Cismyfatarse

Would it be worth putting in a few FOI requests? Might be interesting to see why they left, or if there is any correspondence about it.
Some of the #DontSubmitToStonewall requests found that some orgs were not planning to renew.
EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/05/2021 20:12

I'm the spirit of inclusivity, I think we should include on the list any organisation which has left Stonewall in the last, shall we say, three years?

Agreed. However, it puts Nancy Kelley's doubling-down and insouciance as to any consequences in a new light (for me).

Cismyfatarse · 29/05/2021 20:11

Would it be worth putting in a few FOI requests? Might be interesting to see why they left, or if there is any correspondence about it.

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Barracker · 29/05/2021 20:07

I'm the spirit of inclusivity, I think we should include on the list any organisation which has left Stonewall in the last, shall we say, three years?
I for one hadn't realised the HoC had left so quietly last year, for example. Valuable to just keep a record, I think.

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EmbarrassingAdmissions · 29/05/2021 20:02

It's beginning to look as if that list has been out-of-date for a while.

From the Telegraph article:

The House of Commons said it did not renew its membership for 2020. The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) said it exited in December, while Acas, the employment dispute service, said it had withdrawn “for cost reasons” last June.
Dorset Police, one of multiple forces previously listed as part of the scheme, said it is now not a member. The Ministry of Housing and Local Government said it left in 2019.

MissLucyEyelesbarrow · 29/05/2021 20:00

The DVLA? Have I missed my opportunity to self-identify as an HGV driver and go for a spin down the M4?

SirVixofVixHall · 29/05/2021 19:57

It is horrifying how a lobby group have so much power.