It said it has accepted a tribunal’s findings it “harassed and discriminated against Ms Adams”

A formal apology has been made to a charity worker who was sacked over her gender-critical views.

Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC) had been ordered by an employment tribunal to publicly say sorry to Roz Adams over her dismissal for believing those accessing services should be able to know the sex of staff.

Now, in a post on its website, the centre said it accepted the tribunal’s findings it “harassed and discriminated against Ms Adams”.

ERCC apologised to Ms Adams, who has also been awarded £70,000, for alleging that she was transphobic and acknowledged that:

• ERCC's decision that Ms Adams had misconducted herself was wrong
• Ms Adams was motivated by a wish to act in the best interests of centre users
• Nothing Ms Adams did constituted bullying or harassment
• ERCC had harassed and discriminated against Ms Adams because of her protected gender critical beliefs

In a previous statement, ERCC said: “We recognise that during the employment tribunal with Roz Adams we did not act in the right way. We want to publicly apologise, and we understand that Roz’s actions were not motivated by transphobia, but by a genuine wish to act in the best interests of service users.

“We should have listened more to Roz’s concerns and never pursued disciplinary action and for that we are sorry.  

“Steps have already been taken to address the outcomes of both the tribunal and recommendations provided by Rape Crisis Scotland.”