Dany Brindley issued an apology to those using the service and acknowledged Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre had not provided women-only spaces for the past 16 months.

The chief executive of Rape Crisis Scotland apologised "unreservedly" to rape survivors affected by failings at a support centre in Edinburgh. Sandy Brindley said she would not resign from her role but was focused on addressing concerns raised at Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre (ERCC).

The head of a charity that oversees Scotland’s rape crisis centres has refused to quit after a report found that sexual violence victims were “damaged” by a policy that hindered their access to biologically female counsellors.