Violence against Women and Girls Strategy 2008-2011: An assessment of success
This report provides an assessment of the effectiveness of the CPS Violence against Women and Girls strategy (VAWG) in achieving its original aims. The report highlights how the strategy was developed and implemented, what was achieved, the benefits of the strategy and next steps for the CPS in mainstreaming the ongoing work to tackle VAWG. The strategy, action plans and accompanying Equality Impact Assessment, published in April 2008 can be found on the CPS website: www.cps.gov.uk/publications/equality/vaw/index.html
This report gives an assurance to our partners, criminal justice service colleagues, employees and the public that the CPS VAWG strategy was effective in delivering its objectives, namely improving the quality of VAWG prosecutions, public confidence and the response to victims; but also recognises that there is still work to be done. The CPS continues to work with victim’s services, criminal justice colleagues and other government departments to tackle VAWG and mainstream the benefits of this strategy.
The CPS was the first government department to develop a VAWG strategy. Since then we have seen the development of a cross government strategy for tackling Violence against Women and Girls, and accompanying Action Plans, to which the CPS contributes. The most up to date action plans can be found at www.homeoffice.gov.uk/crime/violence-against-women-girls/.
The primary focus of the CPS VAWG strategy started with domestic violence and rape, building on the good practice that had developed in the criminal justice response to these discrete strands of VAWG, such as Specialist Domestic Violence Courts. During the development of the strategy, work on other strands of VAWG were brought in and emerging issues addressed within a VAWG approach.
Published : 31st July 2012
Publisher : CPS [ More From This Publisher ]
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