Minister for Equalities must now report to parliament on what steps will be taken to ensure those at the government-funded Rape Crisis Scotland, who presided over the unlawful introduction of males within their single-sex service, are accountable for their part in this damaging dereliction of duty to service users." - Meaning and context.">
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As cited by Kirsteen Paterson in "Cross-party calls for action over Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre row", Holyrood (13 September 2024)
• On issues raised by the case of Mridul Wadhwa, former CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. Wadhwa, a transwoman without a Gender Recognition Certificate (and thus legally male) was appointed CEO of the ERCC in 2021. In September 2024, a report commissioned by Rape Crisis Scotland found Wadhwa had "failed to set professional standards of behaviour".
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The Minister for Equalities must now report to parliament on what steps will be taken to ensure those at the government-funded Rape Crisis Scotland, who presided over the unlawful introduction of males within their single-sex service, are accountable for their part in this damaging dereliction of duty to service users.

— Ash Regan

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Minister for Equalities must now report to parliament on what steps will be taken to ensure those at the government-funded Rape Crisis Scotland, who presided over the unlawful introduction of males within their single-sex service, are accountable for their part in this damaging dereliction of duty to service users." in the context of "As cited by Kirsteen Paterson in "Cross-party calls for action over Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre row", Holyrood (13 September 2024)
• On issues raised by the case of Mridul Wadhwa, former CEO of the Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre. Wadhwa, a transwoman without a Gender Recognition Certificate (and thus legally male) was appointed CEO of the ERCC in 2021. In September 2024, a report commissioned by Rape Crisis Scotland found Wadhwa had "failed to set professional standards of behaviour"." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Ash Regan

About Ash Regan

Ashten Regan (formerly Denham, born Sarah Jane Regan; 8 March 1974) is a Scottish politician. She has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Edinburgh Eastern since 2016. Initially elected to parliament for the Scottish National Party (SNP), she defected to the Alba Party. Regan served under First Minister Nicola Sturgeon as the minister for community safety from 2018 until she resigned in 2022 in protest against the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill of Sturgeon's government. She identifies with gender-critical feminism.