News and policy Reports, policy and briefings Consultation responses Equality and human rights 2020 - Present Response to Human Rights Act Reform: A Modern Bill of Rights – March 2022 2015 - 2019 Evidence for Joint Committee on Human Rights Inquiry into Human Rights: attitudes to enforcement – February 2018 Response by Rights of Women on behalf of ASCENT Consortium to Women and Equalities Committee consultation on Ensuring strong equalities legislation after EU Exit – November 2016 Before 2015 Response to the Discrimination Law Review – September 2007 Response to Getting Equal: Proposals to Outlaw Sexual Orientation Discrimination in Goods and Services– June 2006 Response to the Department of Trade and Industry’s consultation Advancing Equality for Men and Women – January 2006 Response to the Equalities Review – November 2003 Response to the Department of Constitutional Affairs’ consultation on the appointment of judges – November 2003 Evidence to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments on the Draft Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations – May 2003 Response to the Women and Equality Unit’s consultation Reviewing the United Kingdom’s position on the Optional Protocol – April 2003 Response to the Joint Committee on Human Rights’ consultation A Human Rights Commission: Structure, function and powers – April 2003 Violence Against Women and Girls 2020 - Present Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Victims Bill, Written evidence from Rights of Women – June 202 Response to Consultation on Delivering justice for victims – A consultation on improving victims’ experiences of the justice system – February 2022 Response to independent review into Child Maintenance Service domestic abuse policy and procedure – January 2022 Response to the draft Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance – September 2021 2015 - 2019 Rights of Women’s Response to Consultation on Proposals for Revising the Victims’ Code – September 2019 Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on the draft Domestic Abuse Bill – February 2019 Evidence to Home Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Domestic Abuse – July 2018 Response to Government consultation on the Domestic Abuse Bill – May 2018 Response to Consultation on Draft Practice Direction 3AA – March 2017 Response to the Home Office’s consultation on stalking protection orders – February 2016 Response to the Home Office’s draft Multi-Agency Statutory Guidance on Female Genital Mutilation – September 2015 Before 2015 Evidence to the Joint Committee on Human Rights on violence against women and girls – 2014 Evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into female genital mutilation – February 2014 Response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation Victim’s right to review: interim guidance – September 2013 Response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation Interim guidelines for prosecuting case of child sexual abuse – September 2013 Response to the Sentencing Council’s consultation on the Sexual Offences Guidelines – March 2013 Response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation Getting it right for victims and witnesses– 2012 Response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s Strategic Action Plan to address Violence against Women and update the Domestic Abuse Strategy – 2009 Response to the Mayor of London’s strategy to eliminate violence against women The Way Forward: A call for action to end violence against women – 2009 Response to HM Government’s consultation Together we can end violence against women and girls – 2009 Response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation on the CPS policy for prosecuting cases of rape – October 2008 Response to the Home Office proposals on prostitution and lap-dancing legislation – October 2008 Response to the Sentencing Advisory Panel’s consultation on Overarching principles in sentencing– October 2008 Response to the consultation on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 – Relevant third party – March 2008 Response to the consultation on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill – March 2007 Response to the Sentencing Guidelines Council’s consultation on the Sexual Offences Act 2003 Guidelines – July 2006 Response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s consultation Convicting rapists and protecting victims – Justice for victims of rape – July 2006 Response to the Sentencing Guidelines Council’s consultation Overarching principles: domestic violence – June 2006 Response to the consultation Rebuilding lives: supporting victims of crime – March 2006 Response to the consultation on the possession of extreme pornography – December 2005 Response to the Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s consultation Forced marriage: A wrong not a right – December 2005 Response to the Sentencing Advisory Panel’s consultation Domestic violence and sentencing – October 2004 Response to the Law Commission Consultation Paper 173 Partial defences to murder – January 2004 Response to the Home Office consultation Safety and justice–September 2003 Legal Aid 2020 - Present Response to consultation on the legal aid means test review – June 2022 Response to the Justice Committee’s future of legal aid inquiry – October 2020 2015 - 2019 Briefing on the post-implementation review of part 1 of LASPO and the new legal support action plan – February 2019 Submission to the Government post-implementation review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO) – September 2018 Evidence to Bach Commission on access to justice – April 2016 Before 2015 Evidence to the Justice Select Committee on the impact of changes to civil legal aid under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 – April 2014 Evidence to Joint Committee on Human Rights on the implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposed legal aid reforms– August 2013 Response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation Transforming legal aid: delivering a more credible and efficient system – June 2013 Response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation Proposals for the Reform of Legal Aid in England and Wales – February 2011 Response to the Legal Services Commission’s consultation Legal aid reform: Family and Family Mediation Fee Schemes – April 2007 Response to the Legal Services Commission’s consultation A new focus for civil legal aid – October 2004 Family law 2020 - Present Response to FJC consultation on alienating behaviour draft guidance - October 2023 Response to MoJ consultation on compulsory mediation - June 2023 Response to FRPC consultation on proposed Pilot Practice Direction on DAPOs - June 2023 Response to FRPC early resolution consultation - May 2023 Rights of Women’s response to consultation on the impacts of joint tenancies on victims of domestic abuse – May 2022 Rights of Women and Southall Black Sisters Evidence on the Rights of Cohabiting Partners to the Women and Equalities Committee – July 2021 Rights of Women response to consultation on draft changes to Family Procedure Rules arising from planned implementation of Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 – March 2021 Response to President of the Family Division’s consultation on the use of remote hearings in the family justice system – April 2020 2015 - 2019 Response to Private Law Working Group review of the CAP – September 2019 Written evidence to the Family Justice Panel on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences – August 2019 Response to consultation Reducing Family Conflict: Reform of the legal requirements of divorce – December 2018 Response to consultation on reforming the courts’ approach to McKenzie Friends – June 2016 Response to the consultation on amendments to Family Procedure Rules – Vulnerable Witnesses and Children – September 2015 Before 2015 Response to the consultation Supporting Separated Families; Securing Children’s Futures – October 2012 Evidence to the Pre-Legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill – October 2012 Response to the Interim Report of the Family Justice Review – June 2011 Response to the Department of Work and Pensions’ consultation Strengthening families, promoting parental responsibility: the future of child maintenance –April 2011 Evidence to the Family Justice Review Call for Evidence – September 2010 Response to A New System for Child Maintenance – March 2007 Response to the Department of Constitutional Affairs’ consultation Confidence and confidentiality: Improving transparency and privacy in the family courts – October 2006 Response to the Law Commission Consultation Paper 179 Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown – October 2006 Response to the Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryolgy Act – 2005 Response to the Department of Constitutional Affairs consultation on the disclosure of information in family proceedings cases involving children – March 2005 Response to the Department of Constitutional Affairs consultation on broadcasting courts – February 2005 Response to Parental Separation: Children’s Needs and Parents’ Responsibilities – October 2004 Response to the consultation Civil Partnership – A Framework for Legal Recognition of Same-sex Couples – September 2003 Immigration and asylum law Before 2015 Evidence to the Bill Committee on the Immigration Bill – October 2013 Response to the Department of Health consultation Sustaining services, ensuring fairness: A consultation on migrant access and their financial contribution to NHS provision in England – 2013 Response to the Home Office consultation Tackling illegal immigration in privately rented accommodation – 2013 Response to Family Migration: A Consultation – September 2011 Response to the consultation Employment-related settlement, tier 5 and overseas domestic workers – September 2011 Response to the Ministry of Justice’s consultation Introducing fee charges for appeals in the Immigration and Asylum Chambers of the First Tier and Upper Tribunal – 2011 Response to the UKBA’s consultation Immigration Appeals: Fair decisions; Faster justice – November 2008 Response to the consultation Marriage to partners overseas – February 2008 Sexual harassment in the workplace 2015 - 2019 Response to the Government Equalities Office technical consultation on Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – October 2019 Other areas of legal interest 2020 - Present Response to Judicial Discipline: Consultation on proposals about the judicial disciplinary system in England and Wales – February 2022 Response to Independent Review of Administrative Law (IRAL) Call for Evidence –October 2020 2019 - 2015 Response to Consultation on Vulnerable Witnesses and Parties within Civil Proceedings – October 2019 Response to Government consultation on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 – October 2018