1.    To agree the Violence Against Women and Girls Plan as set out in Appendix 1.

2.    To consider the equality analysis in Appendix 2.

3.    To note that the Violence Against Women and Girls Plan has been prepared with the Council’s major partners to be the appropriate detailed service and partnership framework for addressing all forms of violence against women and girls within the Borough.

Action by:

CORPORATE DIRECTOR COMMUNITIES, LOCALITIES AND CULTURE (S. HALSEY)

(Head of Community Safety (E. Fieran-Reed)

(Domestic Violence & Hate Crime Manager (S Narayan)

Councillor Ohid Ahmed, Deputy Mayor, introduced the report. He welcomed the proposals and highlighted the four objectives that the Council wanted to achieve.

During discussion the impact on proposed benefits cuts was noted and officers confirmed that extensive consultation had taken place with service users in drawing up the plan.

The Mayor welcomed the report and agreed the recommendations.

RESOLVED

1.    To agree the Violence Against Women and Girls Plan as set out in Appendix 1.

2.    To consider the equality analysis in Appendix 2.

3.    To note that the Violence Against Women and Girls Plan has been prepared with the Council’s major partners to be the appropriate detailed service and partnership framework for addressing all forms of violence against women and girls within the Borough.