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<p>A) Since becoming the Minister for Women and Equalities in April this year, The
Minister has had one introductory meeting with Stonewall to discuss LGBT policy, and
one meeting with The Founder of a Women’s Place.</p><p>B) Since beginning its consultation
engagement work in September 2017, the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) consultation team
have met with the named organisations on the following number of occasions:</p><p>i.
Mermaids: once</p><p>ii. Stonewall: four times</p><p>iii. Gendered Intelligence (GI):
three times</p><p>iv. Transgender Trend: twice</p><p>v. Fair Play For Women (FPFW):
twice</p><p>vi. A Woman’s Place (WP): three times</p><p>During the GRA consultation,
officials in the Government Equalities Office also held roundtables with various groups,
including: one on the topic of prisons and offender management, which was attended
by FPFW; one with women’s organisations and charities, which was attended by FPFW
and WP; one with LGBT organisations, which was attended by Stonewall, GI and Mermaids;
and one focused on Wales, which was attended by Stonewall Cymru.</p>
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