Rape Crisis Scotland continues to insult and betray women.

[Roz] Adams is also calling on the tribunal to make a series of recommendations after claiming that support services overseen by Rape Crisis Scotland (RCS) are still failing women.

A remedy hearing heard on Monday that despite Sandy Brindley, the chief executive of RCS, claiming that work was underway on a shared definition of women across its network in October 2023, the wording was yet to emerge.

A year later, and they still can’t figure out what “woman” means?

Ms Wadhwa stood down as ERCC chief executive in September, after a damning report ordered on the back of Ms Adams’ tribunal ruling found that the centre had failed to protect single-sex spaces. Ms Brindley, who had previously backed Ms Wadhwa as an “amazing sister” and a “warrior for women’s rights”, has resisted widespread calls to resign from her own post.

A definition of woman is crucial as ERCC and RCS have operated self-ID policies, meaning a male who claims to identify as a female could gain access to women only spaces and services.

Ms Adams claimed that deliberately “muddy” language and policies around the issue meant that women seeking help could not make an “informed choice” about accessing services. “I don’t know how any organisation can claim to have women only spaces or services while not defining what a woman is or what female means,” Ms Adams said. “A survivor can’t give informed consent if they don’t know what they’re giving informed consent to. Rape Crisis Scotland were fully aware they [ERCC] weren’t following women only spaces. Sandy Brindley, the chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland, also won’t define women.”

And she won’t leave.