CPS consults on its Violence against Women Strategy and Action Plans – Closes 28th Janaury 2006

15 January 2008 in Consultations, Violence Against Women

The consultation process

In December 2006 the CPS launched a Single Equality Scheme, to develop further our improvements in delivering justice for all and in being valued, and respected, by the communities we serve and our employees.

As well as a common action plan that deals with issues across all equality strands (race, gender and gender identity, disability, age, religion or belief and sexuality), there are also individual action plans that allow the CPS to focus on key obligations under each of the three positive duties that arise in respect of race, gender and disability. The Gender and Gender Identity Equal Action Plan makes specific provision for the development of a Violence against Women Strategy in the first year of the Single Equality Scheme (2007-08).

The CPS Violence against Women Strategy sets out a vision for developing our violence against women work, building on the work of 2006-07, and provides supporting action plans for future work.

The consultation paper

Download the consultation paper – Draft Violence Against Women Strategy and Action Plans PDF http://www.cps.gov.uk/consultations/vaw_consultation_document.pdf

An Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment (EDIA) of the Strategy and Action Plans has also been conducted (see below). The main aim of this is to assess the likely impact of the Strategy and help establish if there is any significant disproportionality in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, religious or believe, and age.

Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment on the Violence Against Women Strategy and Action Plans – Analysis of evidence prior to consultation PDF http://www.cps.gov.uk/consultations/vaw_equality_and_diversity_impact_assessment.pdf

How to respond

We welcome views on the Strategy and EDIA from everyone with an interest in this topic. Responses must be with us by 28th January 2008 at the latest.

There are two ways in which you can answer the questions for consultation, you should select the method you prefer:

Option 1 – Respond to the consultation by filling in our online form
You can respond to this consultation using our online form. http://www.finetuning.co.uk/fillsurvey.php?sid=6

Option 2 – Respond to the consultation by completing the Word document
Download and complete the response sheet which is in Word format http://www.cps.gov.uk/consultations/vaw_response_sheet.doc

When completed, please return the sheet by email to vaw.crimes@cps.gsi.gov.uk or send a hard copy to:
CPS Violence against Women Consultation
Equality and Diversity Unit
50 Ludgate Hill
London EC4M 7EX

Please include your name, organisation (if any), postal address and email address.

The information you send us may be published in a summary of responses to this consultation. We will assume that you are content for us to do this, and that if you are replying by email your consent overrides any confidentiality disclaimer that is generated by your organisation’s IT system, unless you specifically include a request to the contrary in the main text of your submission to us.

Please ensure that your response is marked clearly if you wish your response and name to be kept confidential. We are happy to do so.

Confidential responses will be included in any statistical summary of numbers of comments received and views expressed. Submission from respondents may also be subject to release under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. If you have instructed us accordingly, we will ensure that your views are not attributed should they be released in this way.

From http://www.cps.gov.uk/consultations/vaw_index.html