Domestic Violence: Building on the Domestic Abuse Act to Better Protect and Support Victims & Survivors, 20 Oct
Public Policy Exchange will be Hosting a Webinar Domestic Violence: Building on the Domestic Abuse Act to Better Protect and Support Victims and Survivors on Thursday, 20 October 2022 at 9:30 AM — 1:00 PM.
Key Speakers
- Rebecca Goshawk, Head of Partnerships and Public Affairs at Solace Women's Cyrene
- Siriwardhana, Legal and Policy Advisor at Surviving Economic Abuse.
Programme
- Plan and implement effective intervention strategies to identify and support victims early
- Evaluate the extent to which the passing of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 has adequately addressed the complex and urgent needs of domestic abuse survivors
- Examine how the Victims Bill can be shaped to ensure better support for victims of domestic abuse
- Explore the impact of the pandemic on levels of domestic abuse
- Address gaps in specialist training for police forces on how to respond to domestic violence cases
- Discuss the changing profile of abusers and what practical and policy changes should be considered
- Understand what the Domestic Abuse Act means for local authorities and how they can effectively meet their statutory duty to deliver a strategy
- Examine ways to address the fundamental drivers of domestic violence
- Analyse the inequalities which are present in current and proposed efforts to address domestic abuse, particularly with regard to migrant women, economically vulnerable women, and women from minority, marginalised or disadvantaged communities or backgrounds, or those with protected characteristics
- Discuss collaborative and partnership opportunities for various agencies and departments, including the role of pharmacies
- Scrutinise the current legal remedies which are in place to protect the abused and punish the abuser and their efficacy in practice
- Review the ways in which domestic abuse has changed in recent years, considering the effect of the internet, the increasing recognition of economic abuse, and the impact of domestic violence upon children
- Develop effective strategies for protecting and supporting survivors of domestic abuse, at national, regional and local levels.