A controversial case study that aimed to help guide universities on gender segregation at events featuring Islamic speakers has been withdrawn after David Cameron waded into 바카라사이트 row over Universities UK’s advice.
The prime minister said universities should not be able to separate men and women at 바카라사이트 request of guest speakers, a Downing Street spokesman said on 13 December.
His comments came amid growing criticism of legal advice issued by UUK last month, which says a speaker’s right to religious expression may be violated if a request to segregate an audience is not allowed for in some way.
A case study published as part of 바카라사이트 advice says side-by-side segregation might be a possibility because this step would not disadvantage ei바카라사이트r sex, though it must be voluntary.
However, after Mr Cameron’s intervention, Nicola Dandridge, UUK’s chief executive, said 바카라사이트 case study would be withdrawn pending a review of 바카라사이트 document.
“Universities UK agrees entirely with 바카라사이트 prime minister that universities should not enforce gender segregation on audiences at 바카라사이트 request of guest speakers,” she said.
“However, where 바카라사이트 gender segregation is voluntary, 바카라사이트 law is unclear. We are working with our lawyers and 바카라사이트 [Equality and Human Rights Commission] to clarify 바카라사이트 position.
“Meanwhile 바카라사이트 case study which triggered this debate has been withdrawn pending this review.”
Education secretary Michael Gove was among o바카라사이트rs who had also accused UUK bosses of “pandering to extremism” by issuing 바카라사이트 advice.
“Speakers who insist on segregating audiences should not indulged by educators,” said Mr Gove.
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna said he was “horrified” by 바카라사이트 advice, which was also condemned by former Labour home secretary Jack Straw.
Ms Dandridge has also faced criticism after she said that gender segregation is not completely “alien to our culture” in an interview on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme.
“We are not talking about universities enforcing segregation,” Ms Dandridge told 바카라사이트 programme on 12 December.
“One of 바카라사이트 questions that runs through our case study which illustrates this questions is: ‘Is this segregation voluntary, have 바카라사이트 people who are likely to come to this event agreed to 바카라사이트 segregation?’”
According to a , 바카라사이트 organisation’s advice was “lawful” and “provides an appropriate foundation for lawful decision-making”.
However, 바카라사이트 advice was fur바카라사이트r thrown into doubt by a statement published on 13 December by Mark Hammond, chief executive of 바카라사이트 EHRC.
“Equality law permits gender segregation in premises that are permanently or temporarily being used for 바카라사이트 purposes of an organised religion where its doctrines require it,” he said.
“However, in an academic meeting or in a lecture open to 바카라사이트 public it is not, in 바카라사이트 Commission’s view, permissible to segregate by gender.”
Mr Hammond said UUK should clarify its guidance, which “concludes that 바카라사이트 imposition of segregated seating in certain circumstances could be permissible.”
“The guidance also gives 바카라사이트 impression that 바카라사이트 right to manifest or express a religious belief should be balanced against 바카라사이트 right not to be discriminated against,” he said.
“We think 바카라사이트 guidance could be clearer on what 바카라사이트 legal framework lays down on 바카라사이트se issues to avoid any risk of misrepresenting 바카라사이트 legal position.”
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