It is significant that the perpetrator had long term involvement and support from both social care and mental health services.
The perpetrator was under 18 at the time he assaulted the two young girls so could not have had a GRC.
Were the supportive services required to affirm his gender identity due to the policies influenced by transrights activists lobbying of Social Care and Mental Health (Memorandum of Understanding) ?
In the origninal article, it described how he was with a support worker at the supermarket. Had they been required to support his 'right' to use the women's toilets?
"Defence solicitor Andrew Grieve said his client had been in the social care system from the age of three and had been actively engaging with mental health services"
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3448221-Recommendation-that-Butterfly-used-as-training-material-for-social-workers
thread with the toolkit and resources produced for professionals working with young people in the care system questioning their gender identity & specifically for the children & young people produced by Three Circles Fostering:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3324578-Vunerabilities-of-Looked-After-Children-Social-Work-CP-restricted-by-affirmation-requirement-Trans-Youth-in-Care-Toolkit
Tara Hewitt (co founder of TELI) & Three Circles Fostering were key to producing the resources linked above. In September 2018 they promoted the toolkit and its guidance to a social care conference in Scotland.
"Excited to be going on road trip to Scotland tomorrow with ThreeCirclesLAC colleagues before we deliver a key note on trans young people in care at national adoption & fostering conference. Long journey but important cause. TRANS & NON BINARY CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE MATTER"
twitter.com/Tara_Hewitt/status/1045044909118509056
Tara Hewitt cofounded TELI with Michelle Hudson and Jess Bradley
threads:
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3385533-Prominant-campaigning-role-of-Tara-Hewitt-NHS-TELI-Social-work-universities-etc
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3374926-What-influence-does-TELI-have-on-government-public-services-and-charities-policies-Co-founders-include-Jess-Bradley-Tara-Hewitt-and-Michelle-Hudson
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3325882-WEP-conference-questions-for-panel-of-trans-rights-advocating-barristers
www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/3325623-Jess-Bradley-a-government-advisor-on-womens-rights-suspended-by-NUS-over-indecent-blog-Part-iii