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Have Your Say - Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls in Redbridge
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The UK government has labelled Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as a national threat, and Redbridge Council share the government and Mayor of London’s ambition to eradicate VAWG. We know that this ambition is shared by Redbridge residents, who have identified women and girls’ safety on the streets and Domestic Abuse as priorities for the borough. That's why the Council are currently developing a new Tackling VAWG Strategy 2025-2035, which aims to be a coordinated community response to ensure that tackling VAWG is a realistic, if long-term, goal in Redbridge.
What is VAWG?
VAWG is an umbrella term used to cover a wide variety of abuses against women and girls, including:
domestic homicide
domestic abuse
sexual assault
public sexual harassment
honour-based abuse
stalking
Abusive treatment can be hidden and is not limited to physical violence. For example, it includes behaviour that is coercive and controlling.VAWG is a term adopted from the UN 1993 declaration on the elimination of violence against women. It defines violence against women as: "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life."
Have Your Say
We invite you to take part in our survey to help us understand the best approach to tackling VAWG in Redbridge. We ask about your experience and expertise of tackling VAWG through feedback on our draft objectives and request for insights and examples of best practice. Please respond to the survey below to ensure your voice is heard in the development of this strategy and broader work to tackle VAWG in Redbridge.
The survey closes at 5pm, Tuesday 10 December 2024.
The UK government has labelled Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) as a national threat, and Redbridge Council share the government and Mayor of London’s ambition to eradicate VAWG. We know that this ambition is shared by Redbridge residents, who have identified women and girls’ safety on the streets and Domestic Abuse as priorities for the borough. That's why the Council are currently developing a new Tackling VAWG Strategy 2025-2035, which aims to be a coordinated community response to ensure that tackling VAWG is a realistic, if long-term, goal in Redbridge.
What is VAWG?
VAWG is an umbrella term used to cover a wide variety of abuses against women and girls, including:
domestic homicide
domestic abuse
sexual assault
public sexual harassment
honour-based abuse
stalking
Abusive treatment can be hidden and is not limited to physical violence. For example, it includes behaviour that is coercive and controlling.VAWG is a term adopted from the UN 1993 declaration on the elimination of violence against women. It defines violence against women as: "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life."
Have Your Say
We invite you to take part in our survey to help us understand the best approach to tackling VAWG in Redbridge. We ask about your experience and expertise of tackling VAWG through feedback on our draft objectives and request for insights and examples of best practice. Please respond to the survey below to ensure your voice is heard in the development of this strategy and broader work to tackle VAWG in Redbridge.
The survey closes at 5pm, Tuesday 10 December 2024.
You do not need to complete all of the questions to submit your response to the survey.
If any question is not relevant to you, please skip it and continue on to the next question.
The survey should take 5-10 minutes to complete.
Personal data submitted (including any equalities data) will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the UK General Data Protection Regulations. Data will only be used for the purposes of the consultation. Details will not be shared or published. By participating, you agree to your data being used in this way. For the purposes of this survey, we are asking for some equalities questions.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey
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