Domestic Violence

Your opportunity to shape Council Policy

Every year thousands of women and girls throughout the UK experience some form of violence including; rape, domestic violence, forced marriage, called "honour" based violence, stalking, sexual violence, sexual harassment, sexual exploitation and trafficking.  Violence damages women and girls and has far reaching consequences for families, children, communities and society as a whole. Violence against women and girls is both a form of discrimination and a violation of human rights. 

Protecting women from violence and enabling them to protect themselves, either through the criminal justice system or through increased safety measures, gives women greater capacity to protect their children.

The Safer Rotherham Partnership (SRP) is pleased to release, for consultation, its Strategy to Eliminate Violence against Women and Girls and welcomes all comments or observations you have before 10th December, 2010.

Email: cherryl.henry@rotherham.gov.uk