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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Rowena Mason and Heather Stewart

Union reports MoD to watchdog over handling of sexual abuse allegations

Prospect said it had been calling for a review of the MoD’s bullying, harassment and victimisation policies since September 2022.
Prospect said it had been calling for a review of the MoD’s bullying, harassment and victimisation policies since September 2022. Photograph: John Bowling/Alamy

The Ministry of Defence has been reported to the equalities watchdog after claims from female civil servants that it has failed adequately to address allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

The union Prospect wrote to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) asking for an investigation into whether the MoD was failing in its public sector equalities duty in relation to discrimination, harassment and victimisation. The EHRC will now have to decide whether to take action.

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