And so it begins - males can no longer conduct intimate searches of women - Transport Police

[ArabellaScott]

https://www.gbnews.com/news/british-transport-police-strip-search-policy-supreme-court-ruling-trans-woman

'Trans officers within British Transport Police can no longer conduct intimate searches of women following a Supreme Court ruling, GB News can reveal.
Guidance to staff seen by this broadcaster said that, as an interim position, any "same sex searches are to be undertaken in accordance with the biological sex of the detainee."

Deputy Chief Constable Alistair Sutherland told BTP officers that the force would provide "further clarity" once it "had a chance to digest the judgment" handed down at the Supreme Court yesterday, which ruled that trans women are not legally women.'

I hope this also means that female BTP officers cannot be forced to perform intimate searches on trans women.

It does.

100%

I'm sure most police and prison officers are relieved.

Oh the irony!

I'd hope so.
Well done to the Transport police for being on the case.
I was joking in all seriousness that certain polices should change by Tuesday of next week, inc public and school toilets, NHS hospitals etc.

I hope people are commenting and pointing out the situation for females? Not got Twitter just now. Or the fact that 95% odd of TW still have their equipment?

This was my first response. Why not talk about the injustice to women that this remedied. I totally agree that searching should be done by someone of same sex - as per law.

But realised when reading your post that whereas there was a small risk for women of opposite sex searches (and this was unacceptable no matter how small a risk) that 100% of TW will now be searched by men. Always. I can see why the reporting may be this way around. (Though I think the BBC did it because they are blind to women's concerns.)

The problem is, it was fine so long as it was happening to 'cis women' who are barely human after all. It was then all about the experience of the male officer, both in terms of validation and of being able to do this to a woman who couldn't say no, however distressed she was.

That was all fine to do to her.

Yes, I can fully understand a TW not wanting to be searched by a man - for the similar reasons I cared about women being searched by a man, although the fact stands that the TW is a male with additional complications and needs. However among that 100% of TW will be the smirking male prisoners we've all read about who are thoroughly enjoying the discomfort and harassment they get to inflict on a woman officer who is sent to search them to respect their identity. Those women officers also deserve not to be put into this position and abused by men in this way. How do you create a policy that works for all when it may for a TW have to be based on judgements about sincerity of transition, motivation, personality and motive of the person concerned.....? It's not possible.

How should the police deal with that? I have no idea. But I really do object to any demand made now that women care and think about men's experience in this when those men openly derided the women's experience when it was happening to them.

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Latest reverse ferret move incoming:

https://x.com/thescotsman/status/1913193590123004316?s=46

“Police Scotland orders policy review in wake of Supreme Court gender definition ruling”

Yeah read that today. Will be interesting.

I've just completed this. Ticked all the neutral answers, then typed in the box at the end asking for any other comments:
'Don't centre men, including men who identify as women, when discussing women's issues.'
Cba to go into any more detail than that.

Not sure about British Transport Police but other police are strip searching more women than ever - at the same time as strip searching of men is reducing.

I mentioned earlier on this thread about the director (pronouns in signature) at the NHS organisation I work for sending an email to staff saying that those affected by the Supreme Court decision could access well being support. I am raging today thinking about it, there should have been an acknowledgement that the organisation got their policies wrong, and an apology to female staff who have had to put up with their language and spaces being erased.

What does 'well being support' include?
Counselling?
At what cost to the tax payer?

It's links to videos with meditation exercises, tips on reducing stress etc, not counselling.

Is your NHS org saying that men can no longer access women's toilets, changing rooms etc? Or just ignoring it?

They have said that policies/guidelines are being reviewed.

It's absolutely shocking that this was ever even allowed in the first place.