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YAAAAAAAAAW BLUESKY!!!!
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Reposted by Samantha Winter
tacc.org.uk
The EHRC has just refused to answer all 9 of our active FOI requests, using Section 14(1) of the FOI Act. They claim we’re overloading them, despite our requests being public interest and properly targeted.
Screenshot of a letter addressed to "Dear Trans Advocacy and Complaints Collective" regarding "Freedom of Information Requests". The letter states, "We are writing in relation to your recent requests, received between 22 June and 8 July 2025, details of which are set out in Annex A of this response letter. We appreciate you taking the time to submit your requests and recognise your interest in accessing information held by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We aim to be transparent and helpful in our responses and have endeavoured to meet our obligations under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FolA) in respect of the many requests you have submitted since March 2025, however, we are writing to inform you that we are refusing to comply with the requests set out in Annex A under Section 14(1) of the FolA. We respect your right to request information under the FolA, and acknowledge that some of your requests have been well focussed, purposeful and attract value on matters of public interest. Unfortunately, when taken together, the volume, frequency and nature of the requests you have submitted over a short period have created a significant sustained demand on our resources, the extent of which is no longer sustainable." Screenshot of a block of text that reads: "While we accept that a single well targeted request may not be excessive when viewed in isolation, the cumulative effect of handling and responding to your numerous requests, particularly those of an exceptionally broad nature or which have an absence of any clear focus, has become increasingly difficult to manage. Alongside our other statutory and public duties, this has placed an oppressive burden on the Commission. As Great Britain's equality and human rights regulator, and a public funded authority, it is inherently important that we take steps to protect and mitigate against any unjustified impact on our resources so that we are able to carry out our statutory role in the interests of society. Although this refusal notice applies specifically to the requests set out in Annex A, we reserve the right to refuse any future requests under Section 14(1) of the FolA where they continue to impose a disproportionate and unsustainable burden on our resources. In making a decision to refuse any future requests under Section 14(1) of the FolA, we are permitted to take into account the broader pattern of your previous requests. We would therefore encourage you to carefully consider the scope, frequency and purpose of any future requests you choose to submit. Where the Commission considers a future request to be targeted and proportionate, we will of course endeavour to comply, however, if we consider a future request to impose a continued collective burden on our resources, we will refuse your request and refer you to the reasoning set out in this response letter."
July 21, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Reposted by Samantha Winter
callidoptera.bsky.social
Sandyford GIC has 4173 people on its waiting list. It saw between 6-24 people in the last 12 months. If this continued and you were referred today you would be waiting between 174 and 695 years. In Scotland GICs are geography based - you do not get to choose.

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July 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Reposted by Samantha Winter
leftiestats.bsky.social
🚨EXCLUSIVE | Labour set to formally declare it believes trans women are men, says leaked NEC paper.

The paper, due to be voted on tomorrow (20 May), means Labour will **ban** trans women from:

❌ All-women shortlists
❌ Women's Conference
❌ Being Women's Officers

See below👇
May 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Reposted by Samantha Winter
translucent.org.uk
BREAKING -

Translucent has begun the process of taking legal action against the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

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May 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM