Publication - Independent report
Violence Against Women and Girls - Independent Strategic Review of Funding and Commissioning of Services: report
The Independent Review of Funding and Commissioning of Violence Against Women and Girls Services was led by Lesley Irving, former Head of the Scottish Government’s Equality Unit, who was supported by an Advisory Group comprising key figures from local government, academia and the third sector.
Annex – Background Information About the Review
Background information about this independent Review, including details of meetings, our engagement programme, submissions made to the call for evidence, research sources and evidence papers is available.
Members of the Review Advisory Group
- Professor Angela O'Hagan, Professor of Equalities and Public Policy at Glasgow Caledonian University and Depute Director, WISE Centre for Economic Justice
- Dr Claire Houghton, Lecturer in Social Policy and Qualitative Research at the University of Edinburgh
- Katie Cosgrove, Former Gender Based Violence Programme Lead at Public Health Scotland
- Katie Kelly, Depute Chief Executive, East Ayrshire Council
- Malcolm Chisholm, Former Scottish Minister for Health and Community Care 2001–2004
- Mukami McCrum, Founder of Shakti Women's Aid and Kenyan Women in Scotland Association and former Chief Executive of the Central Scotland Regional Equality Council
- Professor Philomena De Lima, Professor of Applied Sociology and Rural Studies, UHI Inverness
Secretariat support to the Review was provided by a team of officials from the Scottish Government's Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate.
Contact
Email: Jane.McAteer@gov.scot
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