Women’s rights
VAWG Sector briefing on the Bill of Rights – September 2022
VAWG sector statement on the Public Order Bill – 9th June 2022
Legal aid
2020 – Present
Legal aid means test prevents access to justice for victims of abuse – 9th June 2020
2015 – 2019
Proposed Amendments to Statutory Instrument: Civil Legal Aid (Procedure) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 2017 – September 2018
Before 2019
Briefing for the House of Lords on the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill – January 2012
Violence against women and girls
2020 – present
Victims and Prisoners Bill – House of Lords Committee Stage – full briefing
Victims and Prisoners Bill – House of Lords Committee Stage – summary briefing
Joint briefing – Keep Counselling Confidential – Second Reading of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the House of Lords – December 2023
Summary briefing – Keep Counselling Confidential – Second Reading of the Victims and Prisoners Bill in the House of Lords – December 2023
Joint briefing on Serious Violence Reduction Orders: Establishing a robust pilot and enhancing democratic scrutiny (Part 10, PCSC Bill) – February 2022
Joint VAWG sector briefing on SVD and SVROs for HoL ahead of report stage – December 2021
Joint letter to the Shadow Justice and Home Secretaries on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – November 2021
Joint briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill House of Lords Second reading stage – September 2021
Joint briefing on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – July 2021
Joint briefing on the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill – House of Lords Report Stage – January 2020
Joint briefing on the Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill – House of Lords Committee Stage – November 2020
Letter to the Lord Chancellor and Home Secretary calling for action following judgment in JH v MF – January 2020
2015 – 2019
Rights of Women and Respect Joint briefing on Domestic Abuse Protection Orders (DAPOs) – June 2019
Before 2015
Briefing to the House of Lords on the criminalisation of forced marriage– November 2013
No impunity for rape, No anonymity for defendants– 2010
The need to eradicate sexual violence: Rights of Women’s position statement on sexual violence – 2009
Ending domestic abuse: Rights of Women’s position statement on domestic violence – 2009
The need to tackle demand: Rights of Women’s position statement on prostitution – 2009
Celebrating success – section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 – 2009
Briefing on amended Clause 13, Part 2 of the Policing and Crime Bill 2008– May 2009
Briefing on Clause 13, Part 2 of the Policing and Crime Bill 2008– 2009
Briefing on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill – August 2007
Family law
Rights of Women’s briefing on divorce law reform
Immigration and asylum
2020 – present
Response to the Migrant Victims of Domestic Abuse – Review Findings of July 2020 – Domestic Abuse Bill 2020 – January 2021
2015 – 2019
Briefing to the House of Lords on the Immigration Bill – December 2015
Briefing on the Immigration Bill 2015 – December 2015
Before 2015
Briefing on the Immigration Bill: violence against women and girls amendment – 2013
No recourse, no rights? Rights of Women’s position statement on no recourse to public funds – 2009
Briefing on violence against women and “no recourse to public funds” – 2008