8th July, pm.
This is the 8th July second afternoon session in the case of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Caroline Airs will continue giving evidence as witness for the Respondent.
J Happy to proceed
HH Thank you. It's that Friday pm feeling and it's only Wednesday
HH Looking at particular challenges faced by TW. p397. Article taking deep dive into trends in CS surveys. Under gender gap
J This is article about survey not survey
HH Do you know who Becky
Smith is.
HH No. Think taken from raw data.
HH It shows further divergence in discriminatory trends for TW - risen - while TM reported fall. And compares against non-t remaining steady.
This is short thread of posts that did not load during the re-examination of Nicola Bettesworth by AL for the Rs, the final post before the problem is posted below.
NB expression of belief is expressly permitted J would any expression of belief be permitted NB not all beliefs would be appropriately expressed but we would deal with that on an individual employee basis AL and what would that be NB complaints, moderation, disciplinary action,
AL – about JH, approach to g/x inappropriate
NB no, felt her passion and care, was personally invested ina solution
J repeats what’s in your WS
NB I also felt that JH was looking at it from the point of view of C and not considering the wider obligations of the org to the EA
Good afternoon. This is the 8th July first afternoon session in the case of Samantha Tempest v DEFRA & Rural Payments Agency. Caroline Airs will be giving evidence as witness for the Respondent. We expect to resume at 2.30pm.
Our Substack page on the case contains all the previous sessions, background information, witness statements (after witnesses are sworn), a number of relevant documents, and a full list of abbreviations: tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/tempest-vs-d…
We have been admitted to the CVP, should resume shortly.
NC onto GI and Intersex policy, if you look at pg 1702 and para 9, that says in DEFRA an indiv need to be experiencing gender dysphoria or need a diagnosis to be trans, that's effectively self id, despite fact that attempt to amend gender rec act had failed
NB yes
The employment tribunal of Tempest v DEFRA & RPA continues this morning, 8 July. Start time, expected not before 10 am. This is the first morning session.
Our previous reporting, background information on the case, witness statements (after witnesses are sworn), opening notes from counsel and other relevant documents can be found on our Substack. open.substack.com/pub/tribunaltw…
Tempest (the claimant or C) is claiming discrimination, harassment and/or victimisation on grounds of gender reassignment. Central to the claim is the Sex Equality and Equity Network in the Civil Service (SEEN or IP). SEEN has been granted right to intervene.
Morning break 7 July, Tempest v DEFRA and Rural Payments Agency will resume not before 11:40.
Part 2 will follow from here. QT has background, links etc.
Participants and observers being admitted, we will resume shortly, HH x-exam of Nicola Bettesworth of DEFRA.
HH going to move on to new topic in a moment but one topic we discussed this morning, you thought there were 2 gxs in addition to ST, at what number of gxs would there be a collective g/x procedure,
NB inaudible
HH look at 129, we've already looked at not from CA on the same day