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Prevention, Provision, Protection – A Joined Up Approach to Tackling Violence Against Women

Register NowDate: Tuesday, 9th March 2010
Time: 10.30am – 3.15pm (including networking lunch)
Venue: The Commonwealth Club, Westminster
Cost: £225 per place or £175 for two or more places

“Much has been done over recent years to increase protection for women and to prosecute their attackers. However, this is a complex problem which demands an even broader response to stop violence from happening in the first place… Changing attitudes that tolerate violence against women and girls will take time but is essential if we are to eradicate this blight on women’s lives.”
Rt. Hon Alan Johnson MP, Home Secretary, November 2009

The Context

The recent Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy promises a new era of cross-government cooperation to tackle the complex issue of violence against women.

Speakers

Confirmed speakers include:

  • Rhys Scudamore, Violence Against Women and Girls Team, Violent Crime Unit, Home Office
  • Professor Gene Feder, Member, Violence Against Women Health Taskforce
  • Deborah McIlveen, Policy and Services Manager, Women’s Aid
  • Davina James-Hanman, Director, Greater London Domestic Violence Project
  • Val Balding, Safer Communities Lead Officer, Bradford MDC
  • Eaves (speaker to be confirmed)
  • Anthony Wills, Chief Exectutive, Standing Together Against Domestic Violence (chair)

The Issues

Engaging with the panel, key questions to be addressed at this Policy and Practice Briefing include:

  • The new strategy, what it means and how it’s different from before
  • Ensuring the strategy is a truly cross government one
  • What the strategy means for practitioners at the local level
    New legislation, procedures and guidance resulting from the strategy
  • Areas where further work is needed
  • Any funding or associated assistance arising as a result of the strategy

Objectives and Outcomes

Participants at this Policy and Practice Briefing will spend the morning discussing the new Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and what it means for both Government policy and practitioners on the frontline. Through looking at successful case studies, the afternoon will allow delegates the opportunity to examine examples of good practice, identifying the common themes in positive actions.

Who Should Attend?

All those with a working interest in this important area, including: both central government and local authorities, police & enforcement agencies, primary care trusts, courts and the probation service, independent domestic violence and sexual violence advisors, sexual assault referral centres, universities, social workers, women’s groups, elected members, and the voluntary sector.

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