Consultations held prior to letter offering advise on changing sex in Equality Act to refer to biological sex.
Dear Equality and Human Rights Commission,
On 4th April a letter from the chair of the EHRC to Minister for Women & Equalites was made public (https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/f...)
1) Please can you provide details of all organisations who you consulted with (either in person or via phone or video call) prior to that letter?
2) Please can you provide copies of any additional correspondence sent / received in reference to the issue?
Yours faithfully,
Eloise Speight
Information request
Our reference: 7428628
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Dear Eloise Speight
Your Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your request, received 4 April 2023.
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require further information in order to identify and locate the
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"2) Please can you provide copies of any additional correspondence sent /
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Dear Information Governance team,
I am requesting information regarding any correspondence received by, or sent from, the EHRC regarding the arguments laid out by the chair in her letter to the Women & Equalities minister regarding the definition of sex in the Equality Act.
Yours sincerely,
Eloise Freya
Information request
Our reference: 7428628
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Dear Eloise Speight
Your Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your email, dated 9 April 2023, in which you clarified the
scope of your original request.
Original request dated 4 April 2023:
"On 4th April a letter from the chair of the EHRC to Minister for Women &
Equalites was made public
(https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/f...)
1) Please can you provide details of all organisations who you consulted
with (either in person or via phone or video call) prior to that letter?
2) Please can you provide copies of any additional correspondence sent /
received in reference to the issue?"
Clarification provided in respect of point 2) on 9 April 2023:
"I am requesting information regarding any correspondence received by, or
sent from, the EHRC regarding the arguments laid out by the chair in her
letter to the Women & Equalities minister regarding the definition of sex
in the Equality Act."
We are dealing with your request under the Freedom of Information Act
2000. We aim to respond promptly and in any event no later than 20 working
days following the date of receipt of the request; a response should
therefore be with you no later than 10 May 2023.
If you have any queries please contact us using the details below.
Yours sincerely
Information Governance team
Equality and Human Rights Commission
[EHRC request email]
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre
Manchester, M4 3AQ
[1]www.equalityhumanrights.com
[2]EHRC GB logo
NOTE: Please do not edit the subject line when replying to this email.
References
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1. http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
Information request
Our reference: 7428628
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Dear Eloise Speight
Thank you for your request for information received on 4 April 2023, which
you clarified on 9 April 2023.
Please find attached our response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Information Governance team
Equality and Human Rights Commission
[EHRC request email]
Arndale House, The Arndale Centre
Manchester, M4 3AQ
[1]www.equalityhumanrights.com
[2]EHRC GB logo
References
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1. http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/
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