Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Services

We held  a series of meetings to get a wide variety of views on a new funding model. The outcomes will help to ensure high quality services for women and girls experiencing violence. They ran from May 2022 to March 2023.

They were a key part of the Review’s evidence gathering activities to support the development of its recommendations.

The outcomes of this have been published in Violence Against Women and Girls: Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Services Report. 

May 2022

• DAHLIA-19: Domestic Abuse and Covid-19 International Workshop
• meeting with the Independent Chair of the Adult Social Care Review
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with Violence Against Women and Girls Colleagues
• meeting with Director of Sikh Sanjog

June 2022

• meeting with Minister for Older People and Equalities
• meeting with COSLA Equally Safe Policy Manager
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for Violence Against Women and Girls Services Advisory Group

July 2022

• meeting with expert on domestic abuse and women in prison
• meeting with Constituency MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
• meeting with former Chief Executive of Impact Funding Partners
• meeting with Co-Director of Zero Tolerance
• meeting with The Promise colleagues
• Scottish Women’s Aid Network Managers Roundtable
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with Shakti Women’s Aid Manager
• meeting with Age Scotland Diversity and Inclusion Manager

August 2022

• meeting with Dundee VAWP Partnership
• meeting with Scottish Government’s Deputy Director of Equalities and Inclusion
• meeting with Children First Chief Executive and Assistant Director
• meeting with the Improvement Service Protecting People Programme Manager
• meeting with Violence Against Women and Girls colleagues
• meeting with Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action Gendered Services Project Manager
• meeting with Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project Gypsy/Traveller Community Health Manager
• meeting with the Human Rights Programme Lead at the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• meeting with Director of Highland Migrant Advocacy
• meeting with COSLA Community Wellbeing Spokesperson
• meeting with the National Coordinator of the Women’s Support Project
• meeting with Chief Executive of COSLA
• meeting with Research and Impact Manager at YWCA Scotland -The Young Women’s Movement
• meeting with Director of Interfaith Scotland
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with NHS Lanarkshire Gender Based Violence Manager
• meeting with NSPCC Scotland Senior Policy Researcher
• meeting with SOLACE
• Police Scotland VAWG Seminar
• meeting with Highland Council Equal Opportunities Officer
• meeting with Scottish Borders Council VAW and Domestic Abuse Coordinator
• meeting with the Chief Executive Officer of AMINA - The Muslim Women’s Resource Centre
• Safe Lives Network Roundtable

September 2022

• Networking Key Services Roundtable
• meeting with Minister for Older People and Equalities
• meeting with the Safe and Together Institute UK Lead and Organisational Assessment Lead
• meeting with Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Member
• Rape Crisis Scotland Centre Managers Roundtable
• Rape Crisis Scotland Survivors Reference Group
• meeting with Age Scotland Diversity and Inclusion Manager
• national Violence Against Women Network Roundtable
• meeting with PhD Researcher on intersectionality and VAWG
• meeting with the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting

November 2022

• meeting with Police Scotland Deputy Chief Constable for Local Policing
• meeting with Convenor of the Men’s Violence Against Women and Children Cross-Party Group
• Ethic Minority Older Women’s Forum Roundtable
• meeting with Researchers involved in the CAFADA project
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with Feniks Policy Development Officer
• Engagement with Children and Mothers in the CEDAR Programme
• meeting with Co-Director of Zero Tolerance

December 2022

• meeting with Saheliya Chair of the Board of Directors
• meeting with Scottish Government’s Director for Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights and Deputy Director for Equality and Inclusion
• meeting with Public Health Scotland Organisational Lead for Gender Based Violence
• meeting with Dundee Community Justice Service and Tayside Council on Alcohol
• meeting with Chief Executive Officer of Welsh Women’s Aid
• meeting with PhD researcher on Gender Based Violence in Higher Education
• meeting with Independent VAWG Consultant
• meeting with Service Manager and Team Manager East from Fife Council Family Support Services
• meeting with Independent VAWG Consultant
• meeting with the Human Rights Programme Lead at the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• Encompass Network Roundtable
• Roundtable with organisations funded by Delivering Equally Safe
• meeting with the Equality Network’s Scottish Trans Alliance Project
• meeting with Executive Director of Engender
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with experts involved in the JUSTISIGNS2 research project
• meeting with Victim Support Scotland Chief Executive

January 2023

• meeting with Stirling Council Gender Based Violence Community Planning Officer
• meeting with Scottish Human Rights Commission Chair and Policy and International Officer
• meeting with the Chief Executive of Scottish Women’s Aid and the Chief Executive of Rape Crisis Scotland
• meeting with Kenyan Women in Scotland Association
• Safe Lives Authentic Voice Panel
• meeting with Minority Ethnic Carers of People Project Gypsy/Traveller Community Health Manager
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with Asylum and Refugee Integration colleagues
• Scottish Women’s Aid Survivor Reference Group

February 2023

• meeting with Convenor of the Men’s Violence Against Women and Children Cross-Party Group
• meeting with the Co-Director of For Women Scotland
• Roundtable with women of faith
• meeting with experts on Children's Human Rights and Domestic Abuse
• meeting with Minister for Older People and Equalities
• Scottish Government Equally Safe Policy Network Roundtable
• meeting with National Advisory Council on Women and Girls Secretariat
• meeting with Equality and Human Rights Budget Advisory Group
• meeting with Inspiring Scotland Director of Funds and the Delivering Equally Safe Programme Lead
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with Safeguarding and Vulnerability colleagues
• meeting with Third Sector Engagement colleagues
• meeting with Child Poverty colleagues
• meeting with the Human Rights Programme Lead at the Scottish Commission for People with Learning Disabilities
• meeting with Human Rights Bill colleagues
• meeting with Scottish Women’s Aid Children and Young People worker

March 2023

• meeting with Victim/Survivors of VAWG
• meeting with Economic Policy and Capability colleagues
• meeting with Budget Improvement and Intergovernmental Relations colleagues  
• Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning for VAWG Services Advisory Group Meeting
• meeting with young people involved in Graeme High School’s Mentors in Violence Prevention programme
• workshop with women with learning disabilities
• roundtable with disabled women
• meeting with Minister for Older People and Equalities
• presentation from COSLA and Public Health Scotland
• meeting with the Scottish Government’s Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights