The CPS and Sophie Cook's Appointment

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Who do we complain to about this? Who oversees the CPS?
This person has been openly hostile to women on social media.
I want to write a letter, who's the best person to complain to?
www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cps-appoints-trans-activist-who-was-critical-of-women-q5r50bdtb

CPS presumably comes under Ministry of Justice? Dominic Raab or the Home Office - Priti Patel

I have never regretted taking out my Times subscription.

I'm writing to my MP. He then forwards my missives to various ministers who used to write back with various incoherent civil service "we love mixed sex showers / be kind and ignore safeguarding for children" " speak. Recently I've got much more appropriate coherent responses.

Is this the same Sophie Cook that took a place on the Jo Cox Women In Leadership scheme, then dropped out of politics after failing to get selected?

I don't care if a person with a less than perfect past gets a job. Looking at Cook's history, 'speaking out' is likely to mean saying something really counterproductive at some point. But presumably the interviewers thought she could do the job. Fine, anyone deserves another chance.

I understand she left politics having accused party authorities of transphobia for trying to prevent her progression after it became evident she'd gone bankrupt twice and hadn't declared either event before taking a spot on the Jo Cox programme (bankruptcy being incompatible with being an MP). So I have no confidence myself in her integrity or self control in a high profile role. But I wouldn't lift a finger to stop someone i don't know making a fresh start.

@PermanentTemporary if there were any signs that views had softened I might agree. As is, I would be actively concerned about reporting a sexual offence, particularly one where there was an element of deception, to the police in case the prosecuting decisions of the CPS are biased. And I would be much less likely to report a crime by a trans person.

There are some jobs that a less than perfect past bars you from doing.

I understand that was the reason why Sophie failed to make the shortlist: a less than perfect past, including double bankruptcy, prevents Sophie from ever becoming an MP, though it didn't stop Sophie from wasting a place on the Women In Leadership scheme.

I would have thought the same applies to a CPS role.

“self-harm and suicide survivor”.

Nobody survives suicide

Sophie did stand as a candidate in the election. Sophie wasn't elected though and it was after that the bankruptcy came to light.

Just been reading up on Sophie. Not a friend of women.

OP I agree their open hostility to women is a concern. They should be neutral. Unfortunately I fear the CPS and HMPPS have bought into the whole ideology, hence males are sent to womens prisons because of their feelz. I don't think this person will last long in their new position but it seems a complete waste of money paying their salary.

Apparently this was the job description that Sophie must have matched:

The Person
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference at an organisational level. With skills in customer care, analysis, logic and good judgement you will bring substantial experience in supporting EDI as well as the ability to constructively support and challenge the CPS to become the most inclusive employer in the UK. Bringing a credible track record of leadership and management, with a proven ability to coach and mediate, you will inspire confidence with CPS employees along with unquestionable personal integrity and the ability to think and act objectively and independently. Whilst you are likely to bring experience of complaints resolution and investigations at a senior level, what is essential is that you bring knowledge of the principles of good governance and are able to apply critical reasoning and judgement skills to complex issues. You will be supporting staff to resolve issues but will not form part of the formal dispute resolution process

Would love to see the application process and interview scores for that job advert.

Daily Mail: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10878481/Fury-CPS-hires-transgender-activist-despite-posting-derogatory-tweets-women.html

The words 'unquestionable personal integrity' rather stand out.

I didn't know being a football photographer and not being selected as an MP candidate gave a person so much transferable skills.

I should think that the CPS was more interested in being able to appoint someone with a visible protected characteristic that would accrue allyship points to the CPS than they were in the actual skill set. That or, remarkably, nobody with the desired skill set applied (I'd have thought MN alone would be awash with people who have that set of skills and experience and who would like a 4 day a week WFH position).

Bringing a credible track record of leadership and management, with a proven ability to coach and mediate, you will inspire confidence with CPS employees along with unquestionable personal integrity and the ability to think and act objectively and independently

Some fantastic attributes in that jd. And yes - I'd be fascinated to see the scoring from the interviews (plus an insight into the other candidates who applied and failed to get the job). Wonder where it was advertised? .

and who would like a 4 day a week WFH position

The job advert actually says 4 days a month.

Is the job advert correct or the times article?

Daily Mail has 4 day week as well. The job advert does state circa 4 days a month. If it's the latter, that's a remarkable gig and would have suited a number of barristers and solicitors well given the collapse in Legal Aid and the genuine poverty so many of them face.

www.gatenbysanderson.com/job/GSe81069/Speak-Out-Champion/

More from the job ad.

The Speak Out Champion will provide a safe source of support and advice and will signpost clear routes for our people to report concerns or whistleblowing issues, helping to ensure CPS fulfils its commitment to upholding its organisational values to ‘Treat everyone with respect, by being open and honest, independent and fair as well as behaving professionally and striving for excellence’.

How did this person get this job after those tweets and failing to disclose relevant information before taking a place on the Jo Cox scheme? What has this person done since then to indicate a change of behaviour?

Hmm, it's almost like they were blithely ticking boxes and copping a deaf 'un when people raise legitimate questions.

The sacred caste rears its ugly head once again.

Rather flies in the face of the recent Policy Exchange report findings that the MoJ and CPS have been captured by gender ideology to the detriment of women.

Reported by Steven Swinford in The Times a few days ago.

Rather flies in the face of the recent Policy Exchange report findings that the MoJ and CPS have been captured by gender ideology to the detriment of women.

It seems to confirm the perspective and findings of the Policy Exchange report.

So when Sophie said other work wouldn't be affected, that fits far better with four days a month than four days a week. Me and my stick could manage four days a month.