CPS consults on its Violence against Women Strategy and Action Plans
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 below.
Draft Violence Against Women Strategy and Action Plans 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.
How to respond
This consultation process is now closed.
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.
