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Faye Russell-Caldicott needs you!

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Rightsraptor · 01/03/2026 18:10

There have been posts about Faye Russell-Caldicott's Employment Tribunal case before if you're thinking the name is familiar. And, BTW, it's a pseudonym as she has been permitted full anonymity.

She's taking NHS England to an ET for indirect discrimination on three grounds:

  1. Her gender critical beliefs
  2. Sex
  3. Religion & disability

She's got the crack legal team of LIz McGlone (solicitor) and Naomi Cunningham (counsel). Jo Phoenix will be giving evidence. It looks as though The Good Law Project was refused leave to intervene. The tribunal is scheduled for 6 working days starting on 16th March and no, I can't see that being long enough either based on previous cases. However. She has a crowdfunder at CrowdJustice, which is easily findable by putting that with her name in your browser.

The bad news is that she has only raised £26,471 out of a stretch target of £70,000 and that's where we come in: we really need to help her if we possibly can. Since this case is about NHS England permitting male staff who ID as women to use the loos, changing rooms, showers etc for female staff, I've been waiting for the news that this case has been settled because how can they continue with this rubbish after the recent tribunal cases, right? They can't win! But it's not happened yet, the ET is only a couple of weeks away and who knows?

TT will be on the case, I think, but I can't imagine it will be pubic access due to the anonymity factor.

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PhilOPastry62 · 01/03/2026 18:34

I just had a look at this. I'm a bit puzzled by the case. What, exactly, has happened? It's not clear from the crowd justice page. Is it a pre-emptive case, based on the fact that with the policies as they are, she can't be confident that toilet and changing facilities are single-sex? I can see from case updates that she has PTSD, but what's the link with religion; is she Muslim, or is this aspect on an in-principle basis?

I thought JKR's fund was supposed to be available for women taking their employers to court. Is that not a possibility here? I don't want to be stingy or grudging, but women without very much spare cash, for whom the "odd" £5 or £10 may be a significant sacrifice, have been called on a lot to fund these cases. The majority of costs go on the charges of extremely well-paid solicitors and barristers. I know that's how it works, and I want to be supportive of women forced to take these cases from which we all benefit, but if a billionaire for whom the charges are small change is able to provide the resourcing, it would reduce the demands on women who really don't have very much to put their hands in their pockets again.

EyesOpening · 01/03/2026 18:33

Do we not have gardening threads any more? I was looking for one yesterday but the latest one was from last year.

Teacaketravesty · 01/03/2026 18:25

Thank you, will do what I can

Bluebootsgreenboots · 01/03/2026 18:23

Thx for reminder - will get out my trowel