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EHRC response to special investigation.

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ArthurbellaScott · 01/12/2023 07:07

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/letter-members-sub-committee-accreditation-0

Measured and robust response to recent allegations and impending review.

Letter to members of the Sub-Committee on Accreditation | EHRC

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/letter-members-sub-committee-accreditation-0

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ArthurbellaScott · 01/12/2023 08:40

I certainly got that vibe.

'We note that the third-party submissions do not record that the last Chairman of EHRC was a former Chair of Stonewall,'

Ouch.

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OldCrone · 01/12/2023 08:21

Yes, @Hoardasurass. Stonewall are complaining that the EHRC are no longer doing their bidding now that they no longer have an ex-chair of Stonewall as Chair of the EHRC.

Baroness Falkner makes it quite clear that her role requires her to be impartial, not just capitulate to those who shout the loudest.

We have a statutory duty to protect and promote equality and human rights for everyone. That includes considering, carefully and impartially and on the basis of evidence, how the rights of one person, or group, might be affected by the rights of another. We do not allow our decisions and actions to be swayed by the loudest voices in any debate. On issues related to the rights of trans people, we listen to and engage with stakeholders with a wide range of differing and opposing views, clarifying the definition of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act, including to explain our decision-making and encourage open dialogue so that we can continue to promote human rights for everyone

Where people’s rights may need to be balanced with one another, it is our responsibility to provide advice on how best to do so. This is not straightforward and, in some cases, we do this in difficult, technical areas of law that can attract strong views and disagreement. We provide our advice impartially, even when matters might be contentious. We will continue to listen to and consider the views of all groups, as we have done regularly throughout.

Hoardasurass · 01/12/2023 07:46

That's a very good statement. Reading between the lines it basically says stonewall et al are having a hissy fit because they no longer have a special arrangement with the ehrc now that there biased chair (former stonewall trustee) has been replaced with an impartial chair who is doing her job for everyone instead of rubber stamping stonewall demands