Charity boss apologises to rape survivors over crisis centre failings
A charity chief executive has apologised "unreservedly" to rape survivors affected by failings at a support centre in Edinburgh.
Opinion
Scots politicians would like Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre scandal to simply vanish
The intellectual vacuity is bad enough but it’s the moral cowardice that really sickens. More than a week after an independent review found rape victims were damaged by catastrophic failings at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre, senior politicians remain silent on the matter.
Rape crisis centre CEO resigns after 'failing to act professionally'
Mridul Wadhwa has stood down from her role at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre after a report was published into the site's fallings.
Rape crisis centre CEO stands down after report into failings
Mridul Wadhwa – a trans woman – resigned after a Rape Crisis Scotland report found she failed to behave professionally while head of Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC). The investigation, carried out by an independent consultant, also found Ms Wadhwa “did not understand the limits of her authority” and the needs of survivors were not prioritised.
Edinburgh rape crisis centre chief apologises to service users over failings
Dany Brindley issued an apology to those using the service and acknowledged Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre had not provided women-only spaces for the past 16 months.
Charity head ‘won’t quit’ over hindering of rape victims’ access to female counsellors
The head of a charity that oversees Scotland’s rape crisis centres has refused to quit after a report found that sexual violence victims were “damaged” by a policy that hindered their access to biologically female counsellors.
Rape crisis centre failed to protect women-only spaces - report
The centre unfairly dismissed a worker who believed victims should know the sex of staff who deal with their case.
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Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre CEO resigns amid Damning Report
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