Consulting body: Government Equalities Office
Date: July 2010
Details: The Government Equalities Office consulted on its Strategic Action Plan, which looks at the role of the government in supporting the sustainability of the violence against women and girls (VAWG) sector. This work follows on from the cross-government report ‘Together we can end violence against women and girls strategy’.
Documents:
WRC briefing on GEO VAWG strategic action plan (163KB)
Consulting body: Mayor of London and Greater London Authority
Date: July 2009
Details: The Mayor of London consulted on his programme of action to tackle
violence against women in London. The Mayor sought the views of Londoners,
community organisations, practitioners, the voluntary sector and the
statutory sector.
Documents:
WRC London VAW Strategy consultation response (168KB)
WRC briefing on the London VAW Strategy consultation (282KB)
'The Way Forward' final strategy (661KB)
Consulting body: Home Office
Date: June 2009
Details: 'Together
We Can End Violence Against Women and Girls' is the government's
proposal for a national VAW strategy. After years of lobbying by the
women’s sector, this is the first time the Government has committed to
developing an integrated VAW strategy. Alongside our
response, we developed a template response to support women’s groups
to feed into the national Government consultation.
Documents:
WRC response to Together We Can End Violence Against Women May 09 (449KB)
WRC template response to Together we can End Violence Against Women May 09 (348KB)
Consulting body: Crown Prosecution Service
Date: June 2008
Details: The Women’s Resource Centre responded to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation on its ‘Violence Against Women’ strategy. WRC welcomed the strategy and its clear focus on the gendered nature of violence but recommended that there needed to be a greater focus on other forms of violence (other than domestic violence) to ensure the strategy is comprehensive.
Documents:
WRC response to the CPS Violence Against Women Strategy consultation (166KB) June 08
Date: September 2008
Details: The Women’s Resource Centre produced this briefing for the Department
of Health to highlight the impact of violence against women (VAW) on
all aspects of health and well-being and demonstrate the need for
health services to take VAW into account in their service provision.
Currently, VAW is largely confined to the area of criminal justice. However, the health effects of violence against women are long-standing and far-reaching. Failure to address this appropriately shows an appalling disregard for the many women and girls who have and continue to experience violence and is costly to the state. The briefing also looks at the vital role of women’s organisations,
particularly Rape Crisis Centres in supporting the mental health needs
of women who have experienced violence and abuse.
Documents:
WRC briefing on Violence Against Women and Health (333KB) Sept 08
Date: October 2006
Details: The Women’s Resource Centre developed this briefing on Rape Crisis centres and sexual violence issues from information in our bimonthly newsletter, The Source. It highlights the key funding issues facing the Rape Crisis sector and what needs to happen. Also includes an interview with Prof. Liz Kelly.
Documents:
WRC briefing on the Crisis in Rape Crisis (569KB) Oct 06
Consulting body: Home Office
Date: December 2005
Details: The Women’s Resource Centre responded to the Home Office’s consultation ‘Forced Marriage: A Wrong not a Right’ which aimed to prompt public debate on whether the criminalisation of forced marriage would help to combat forced marriages in the United Kingdom. WRC supported the responses of other women’s organisations urging the government not to introduce a new offence against forced marriage and instead make better use of current laws.
Documents:
WRC response to the Home Office Forced Marriage consultation (65KB) Dec 05
WRC briefing on the Home Office Forced Marriage consultation (144KB) Nov 05
Consulting body: Law Commission
Date: January 2004
Details: The Women’s Resource Centre responded to the Law Commission’s consultation on ‘Partial Defences to Murder’. WRC focussed on women subjected to domestic violence who then kill their abusive partners. WRC argued that the current model (Battered Woman Syndrome) used to define battering and its effects are inadequate. We also argued that non-licensed professionals (such as refuge/shelter advocates) should be able to provide expert evidence in these cases. We supported the reform of defences.
Documents:
WRC response to the Law Commission Partial Defences to Murder consultation (133KB) Jan 04
Consulting body: Home Office
Date: September 2003
Details: The
Women’s Resource Centre and the Black Londoners Forum made a joint
response to the Home Office’s consultation, ‘Safety and Justice’, on
the government’s proposed domestic violence strategy. WRC and BLF
addressed the lack of proposals for a comprehensive range of long-term
services to support women. We also raised the absence of equality
proofing in the proposed strategy and lack of long-term commitment to
funding the women’s voluntary and community sector.
Documents:
WRC response to the Home Office White Paper Safety and Justice consultation (223KB) Sept 03
WRC briefing on the Home Office White Paper Safety and Justice consultation (125KB) Aug 03