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Confronting The National Emergency: A New Approach to Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls

Date:     Thursday 5th December 2024

Time:     10:00am - 4:15pm

Venue:  ONLINE Live Conference


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  • Who Should Attend?
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According to a significant new report by the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC), 3,000 crimes of violence against women and girls (VAWG) are recorded each day and one in every twelve women in England and Wales will now experience an incident of male violence, a shocking increase of 37% between 2018 and 2023. The true figures are likely to be much higher, as many incidents remain unreported. As a result, the NPCC has declared this epidemic a national emergency, acknowledging that this growing crisis places immense pressure on the criminal justice system, local services, and third-sector organisations, all of which are struggling to provide victims with the justice they deserve.

Signalling a new determination to confront this issue, the Government has pledged to halving violence against women and girls over the next decade by moving towards a ‘whole-system approach’. This requires collaboration between government departments, local authorities, the police and wider society, working together to prevent, address, and combat VAWG. To underpin this drive, key initiatives are already underway, including the Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) Pilot, Raneem’s Law, the forthcoming Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill, and the continuation of Operation Soteria.

This must-attend virtual conference provides a timely opportunity to examine the government’s new strategy for tackling violence against women and girls over the next decade. The conference will explore the next steps required to drive the systemic change needed to improve early interventions, tackle rising misogyny and implement victim-centred schemes. The event will also examine the potential impact of the forthcoming Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill and pilot of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) on protecting and supporting victims and bring perpetrators to justice.

Why Attend?

  • Live webinar featuring presentations and panel discussions with a wide range of policymakers, experts and key officials
  • Interactive Question Time sessions with opportunities to engage directly with all speakers
  • Explore how to embed a ‘whole-system approach’ to implement the new Government's strategy on VAWG
  • Examine of impact of forthcoming pilots and legislation including Raneem’s Law, the Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) Pilot, and the forthcoming Victims Courts and Public Protection Bill
  • Learn enhanced identification methods and interventions to prevent violence before it occurs
  • Gain insights from experts on better targeting and disrupting perpetrators
  • Analysing lessons learned from Operation Soteria for delivering victim-focused policing and criminal justice responses
  • Share ideas with fellow participants from local authorities, the police, social care, housing, health, criminal justice, education, third sector and other key statutory agencies
  • On Demand – Exclusive access to speaker presentations and post-event resources for continued learning

    • Resource - 21st July 2021 Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy

    News - 1st March 2022: Home Secretary says ‘Enough’ to violence against women and girls

    Guidance - 8th July 2022 Domestic Abuse Act 2021: New guidance will ensure all forms of domestic abuse are recognised

    Resource - 1st September 2022 Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan

    News - 20th February 2023: Domestic abusers face crackdown in raft of new measures

    News - 17th March 2023: Tougher sentences for domestic killers

    News - 25th July 2023: Funding boost for specialist victim support services

    News - 9th January 2024: Domestic abuse victims given fresh support to escape abuse

    News - 23rd July 2024: National Police Chiefs’ Council: Call to action as VAWG epidemic deepens

    News - 19th September 2024: New measures set out to combat violence against women and girls

    News - 21st September 2024: Top perpetrators of VAWG targeted under new national strategy

    News - 28th November 2024: New measures to protect victims of domestic abuse

    News - 6th December 2024: Domestic killers face tougher sentences in latest move to halve violence against women and girls

    09:30am

    Delegate Online Login

    10:00am

    Introduction by Webinar Organiser

    10:05am

    Chair's Welcome and Opening Remarks

    Gudrun Burnet, Advisor, Justice Reform and Domestic Abuse, Firebird Foundation

    10:10am

    Panel Session One:

    Disrupting Abuse and Violence Through Proactive Prevention, Identification and Intervention

  • Driving cultural change – Disrupting the rise in misogyny through education and engagement with men and boys
  • Upskilling staff to recognise all forms of abuse and prevent non-contact sexual offences, including ‘upskirting’ and flashing, from escalating into violent crimes
  • Effective sharing of data and intelligence between key agencies to ensure the early identification of victims, including those at-risk of abuse
  • Delivering proactive interventions that effectively protect victims

    • Randip Thompson, Director of Development and Engagement, Women’s Aid

    Caroline Dart, Senior Manager - Prevention, Early Intervention & Women and Girls, London’s Violence Reduction Unit

    Rebecca Cant, Resource Development Coordinator, Brook

    11:00am

    Panel Session One: Questions and Discussion

    11:15am

    Comfort Break

    11:20am

    Keynote Address: Confronting The National Emergency – Ending Violence against Women and Girls through a Whole-System Approach

  • Understanding national picture – Responding to the evolving nature and scale of violence and abuse
  • Analysing key government policies driving the mission to halve VAWG, including the potential impact of the forthcoming Victims Courts and Public Protection Bill, Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) Pilot, and Raneem’s Law
  • Embedding a whole-system approach that fosters collaboration across government, local authorities, the police, health, and third-sector organisations
  • Addressing the increasingly complex role of technology in enabling violence

    • Ian Critchley QPM, Public Protection Implementation Lead, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)

    11:40am

    Keynote Address: Questions and Discussion

    12:05pm

    Comfort Break

    12:35pm

    Panel Session Two:

    Improving Responses and Support for Victims and Survivors

  • Implementing Raneem’s Law – Embedding domestic abuse specialists into 999 control rooms to ensure swift action in high-risk cases
  • Delivering trauma-informed support for survivors, including those from marginalised or minoritised communities such as migrant, homeless, disabled, and LGBTQ+
  • Improving access to safe accommodation for all victims, including those with no recourse to public funds
  • Leveraging the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) to create a consistent, whole-system approach in every area

    • Sally Jackson, Head of Service, Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse

    Anne Clark, Strategic Lead Commissioner - Domestic Abuse and VAWG, Brighton and Hove City Council

    Jerome Martello, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Programme and Commissioning Manager, London Borough of Lambeth

    Jaweria Abdal, Head of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Services, Southall Black Sisters

    1:40pm

    Panel Session Two: Questions and Discussion

    1:55pm

    Comfort Break

    2:00pm

    Panel Session Three:

    Targeting Perpetrators to Safeguard Victims

  • Strengthening the pursuit of repeat offenders to protect women from violence
  • Delivering robust implementation and management of protective orders – Exploring the new Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) Pilot
  • Harnessing data to identify, target and disrupt the most-dangerous offenders – Metropolitan Police’s new v100 tool
  • Examining the role of perpetrator programmes in providing effective interventions, which tackle abuse, hold perpetrators to account and bring about lasting change

    • Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs, Public Protection and Violence Against Women and Girls, Metropolitan Police

    Ippo Panteloudakis, Head of Services, Respect

    Joanne King, Project Lead, MyCWA (Cheshire without Abuse)

    3:00pm

    Panel Session Three: Questions and Discussion

    3:15pm

    Comfort Break

    3:25pm

    Panel Session Four:

    Delivering Justice for Survivors – Transforming the Policing and Criminal Justice Process

  • Implementing Operation Soteria – Delivering a nationally-consistent, victim-centred, suspect-focussed and context-led investigations
  • Enhancing justice through partnership working between specialist services, the police, local authorities, housing, health, criminal justice, third sector and other key statutory agencies
  • Safeguarding victims by embedding Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) throughout criminal justice process
  • Reducing delays in the court system to improve prosecutions and convictions to provide justice for victims

    • Graham Ritchie, Deputy Director of Strategy and Policy, Crown Prosecution Service

    Amy Glover, Director of Services - Domestic Abuse, Advance

    3:55pm

    Panel Session Four: Questions and Discussion

    4:10pm

    Final Questions and Chair's Summary & Closing Comments

    4:15pm

    End of Online Conference

    *Please note the programme and timings are subject to slight alteration without notice
    NPCC

    Ian Critchley QPM (Keynote Address), Public Protection Implementation Lead, National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC)

    CPS

    Graham Ritchie, Deputy Director of Strategy and Policy, Crown Prosecution Service

    Met Police

    Detective Chief Superintendent Angela Craggs, Public Protection and Violence Against Women and Girls, Metropolitan Police

    VRU

    Caroline Dart, Senior Manager - Prevention, Early Intervention & Women and Girls, London’s Violence Reduction Unit

    Women's Aid

    Randip Thompson, Director of Development and Engagement, Women’s Aid

    Standing Together

    Sally Jackson, Partnership Manager, Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse

    Respect

    Ippo Panteloudakis, Head of Services, Respect

    Brook

    Rebecca Cant, Resource Development Coordinator, Brook

    Southall Black Sisters

    Jaweria Abdal, Head of No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Services, Southall Black Sisters

    Brighton and Hove

    Anne Clark, Strategic Lead Commissioner - Domestic Abuse and VAWG, Brighton and Hove City Council

    Lambeth Council

    Jerome Martello, Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Programme and Commissioning Manager, London Borough of Lambeth

    Cheshire without Abuse

    Joanne King, Project Lead, MyCWA (Cheshire without Abuse)

    Advance

    Amy Glover, Director of Services - Domestic Abuse, Advance

    Firebird Foundation

    Gudrun Burnet (Chair & Moderator), Advisor, Justice Reform and Domestic Abuse, Firebird Foundation

    • Local Authority Officers & Councillors
    • Central Government Departments & Agencies
    • Police & Crime Commissioners
    • Domestic Abuse & Sexual Abuse Co-ordinators
    • Independent Domestic Abuse Advisors (IDVAs)
    • Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs)
    • Directors of Children’s Services
    • Heads of Victim Support
    • Victim Support Officers
    • Directors of Safeguarding
    • Safeguarding Managers
    • Local Safeguarding Children Boards
    • Local Safeguarding Adult Boards
    • Drug & Alcohol Action Teams
    • Community Safety Officers & Managers
    • Safeguarding & Child Protection Teams
    • Family & Parental Support Workers
    • Refuge Services
    • Head of Housing & Support Services
    • Housing Officers
    • Troubled Families Teams
    • Children & Family Services
    • Domestic Abuse Police Leads
    • Violence against Women and Girls Police Leads
    • Members of Specialist Rape and Serious Sexual Offence (Rasso) Units
    • Neighbourhood Policing Officers & Practitioners
    • Probation Officers
    • General Practitioners
    • Community Midwives
    • NHS Health Workers
    • Commissioning & Partnerships Managers
    • Court Service, Judges & Magistrates
    • Criminologists
    • Voluntary & Community Organisations
    • Academics & Researchers

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