Scottish Government

A National Conference - 21 July 2009

This conference brought together Multi Agency Partnerships, Training Consortia and Community Planning Partners together to explore the strategic approach and how it could be implemented locallly. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness amongst local partners of the new violence against women context and the implications for their practice.

The contents of the conference pack included: the programme, participation list, the Gender-Based Violence Action Plan CEL-41 (2008), PowerPoint presentations, and a copy of Safer Lives: Changed Lives: A Shared Approach to Tackling Violence Against Women.

PowerPoint Presentations included:

Making Policy Links Across the Scottish Government

Sexual Offences Act 2009

Why Violence Against Women Matters to Local Government

Why Violence Against Women Matters - Equality and Human Rights Commission

National Gender-based Violence Programme 2008-11

Domestic Abuse Task Force - Strathclyde Police

National Coordinators Network to Address Violence Against Women

Highland Violence Against Women Partnership

Getting it right for every child - Domestic Abuse Pathfinder Project - Dumfries and Galloway

Violence Against Women and Community Planning

Fife Domestic & Sexual Abuse Partnership Strategy

Our interactive sessions included two fact finding sessions (post-it note exercises).

• How will Safer Lives: Changed Lives help me in my job?
• What will I do differently because of Safer Lives: Changed Lives?

This conference was evaluated please see the evaluation analysis.