Minister blames 'slow' watchdog for trans guidance delay
Asked why the publication of the guidance had been delayed, Phillipson told the BBC: "I asked the EHRC for information that I needed to inform that decision."That unfortunately was slow in being forthcoming."She added: "I asked for the information you would expect routinely as part of this process, for example an equalities impact assessment, that the EHRC just checks that this doesn't mean a burden on business."This doesn't have to be a long and drawn out process. I'm determined to do this properly but I absolutely am committed to making sure that women, whether it's in rape crises centres, women's refuges, or in access to other provisions and accommodations, have got what they need to feel safe."She said "we're making progress" and the watchdog's new chairwoman Dr Mary-Ann Stephenson, who took on the role in December, was "going to do a fantastic job".In a letter to Phillipson last year, external, the EHRC's then-chairwoman, Baroness Falkner, said the watchdog had provided additional information requested by the government, including an Equality Impact Assessment, on 13 October.
