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So many red flags in this trans prison policy judicial review concerning bad data collection.
MOJ have no central list of exactly how many male-born trans are in the women's estate because they don't count the ones with GRCs. /1
So many red flags in this trans prison policy judicial review concerning bad data collection.
MOJ have no central list of exactly how many male-born trans are in the women's estate because they don't count the ones with GRCs. /1
If a prisoner doesn't disclose they have a GRC - and pretends the were born female - there is simply no way for prison authorities to prove any different /2
How can MOJ have a policy on a cohort of prisoners that they can't identify or count. /3
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Discussions happening around whether a policy decision taken without knowledge of all relevant information can be lawful
Was it unlawful that SSJ approved the trans prison policy without being made aware than the single-sex exceptions could have been included/1
Discussions happening around whether a policy decision taken without knowledge of all relevant information can be lawful
Was it unlawful that SSJ approved the trans prison policy without being made aware than the single-sex exceptions could have been included/1
The trans prison policy does not allow for consideration of all relevant risks - the opportunity to assess whether excluding a transwomen from women's prison can meet the proportionately test /2
The need for the policy to avoid discrimination to female prisoners must be fully justified. Not just the need to house transwomen somewhere. /3
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Case begins
Claimants barrister - Karon Monaghan QC
Sets out the laws relating to the case - EA2010 and GRA2004
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Case begins
Claimants barrister - Karon Monaghan QC
Sets out the laws relating to the case - EA2010 and GRA2004
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Next KM explains the prison statistics in relation to women and transwomen. /2
KM reads out trans prison statistics- including many of the figures from the @fairplaywomen witness statement.
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