Consultations:
Everywoman Safe Everywhere: Labour's Consultation on Women's Safety
We know that women are already being hit hard economically by the Government's policies. Independent research has shown women are paying more than twice as much as men in tax and benefit changes – not least because of the scale of cuts to family support. But there is growing evidence that women’s sense of safety and security is also being threatened.
From restricting the use of the DNA database, removing the profiles on 17,000 rape suspects and trying to introduce anonymity for rape defendants, to the local commissioning reforms that have weakened support for women survivors, a wide range of concerns have been raised by both women and the women’s sector in recent months.
Labour has therefore launched a Consultation on Women’s Safety, which will take evidence on the impact of the Government’s decisions on women’s safety and consider how to protect and enhance women’s personal safety. In the context of the current financial pressures, it will also consider proposals for a new Personal Safety Bill to tackle violence against women.
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Posted 10th January