Policy

Lobbying for change

Respect works at a strategic level to ensure that issues regarding the effective management of domestic violence perpetrators are on the government's agenda.

National and regional influence

We sit on a wide range of national and regional committees:
• Home Office (HO) Specialist Domestic Violence Courts (SDVCs) task force
• Home Office National Occupational Standards Group
• Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) Domestic Violence Advisory Group
• Women’s National Commission (WNC) Violence Against Women (VAW) Group
• Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Domestic Violence Advisory Group
• Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Domestic Violence Project Assurance Board
• National Prison and Probation Service Domestic Violence Reference Group
• Department of Health Victims of Violence and Abuse Prevention Programme Domestic Violence Expert Group Meeting
• Amnesty International Violence Against Women Advisory Group
• Women’s Aid Service Standards Advisory Group
• Project UMBRA, Metropolitan Police – Chair of Strand 4 – Offender Management
• Greater London Authority Pan-London Domestic Violence Forum (DVF)
• London Probation DVF
• Stella Project working group

Responding to consultations

We give feedback to Government and statutory agencies on legislative and public policy proposals.