Common use of Violence Against Women and Girls Clause in Contracts

Violence Against Women and Girls. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an umbrella term used to cover a wide range of abuses against women and girls such as domestic homicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, abuse experienced as a child, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, misogynistic behaviours by Incels (involuntary celibates) and harassment in work and public life. While men and boys also suffer from many of these forms of abuse, they disproportionately affect women. It is a topic of even greater public interest following several high-profile cases in recent years, including the murders of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and the Kent Police Community Support Officer, Xxxxx Xxxxx. In 2021/22 the Home Office published a Strategy on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls; the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) Police and Crime Plan entitled ‘Making Kent Safer 2022-2025’ includes this issue as a priority; alongside this the PCC also set up a Violence Against Women (VAWG) inquiry which included an online survey, meetings with victims and working with partners to develop a series of tangible recommendations to improve practices in Kent. In addition, VAWG was added as a new priority in 2022/23 for the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) as detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.

Violence Against Women and Girls. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an umbrella term used to cover a wide range of abuses forms of abuse against women and girls such as domestic homicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, abuse experienced as a child, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, misogynistic behaviours by Incels Xxxxxx (involuntary celibates) and harassment in work and public life. While men and boys also suffer from many of these forms of abuse, they disproportionately affect women. It is a topic of even greater public interest following several high-profile cases in recent years, including the murders of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and the Kent Police Community Support Officer, Xxxxx Xxxxx. In 2021/22 the Home Office published a Strategy on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls; the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) Police and Crime Plan entitled ‘Making Kent Safer 2022-2025’ includes this issue as a priority; alongside this the PCC also set up a Violence Against Women (VAWG) inquiry which included an online survey, meetings with victims and working with partners to develop a series of tangible recommendations to improve practices in Kent. In addition, VAWG was added as a new priority in 2022/23 for the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) as detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.

Violence Against Women and Girls. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an umbrella term used to cover a wide range of abuses against women and girls such as domestic homicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, abuse experienced as a child, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, misogynistic behaviours by Incels (involuntary celibates) and harassment in work and public life. While men and boys also suffer from many of these forms of abuse, they disproportionately affect women. It is a topic of even greater public interest following several recent high-profile cases in recent yearscases, including the murders of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and the Kent Police Community Support Officer, Xxxxx Xxxxx. In 2021/22 During the last 12 months the Home Office has published a Strategy on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls; and the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) new Police and Crime Plan entitled ‘Making Kent Safer 2022-2022- 2025’ includes this issue as a priority; alongside this . In addition, the PCC Kent Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) has also set up a Violence Against Women (VAWG) inquiry which included includes an online survey, meetings with victims and working with partners to develop a series of tangible recommendations to improve practices in Kent. In addition, VAWG was added as a new priority in 2022/23 for the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) as detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.

Violence Against Women and Girls. Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is an umbrella term used to cover a wide range of abuses forms of abuse against women and girls such as domestic homicide, domestic abuse, sexual assault, abuse experienced as a child, female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, misogynistic behaviours by Incels Xxxxxx (involuntary celibates) and harassment in work and public life. While men and boys also suffer from many of these forms of abuse, they disproportionately affect women. It is a topic of even greater public interest following several high-profile cases in recent years, including the murders of Xxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxx, and the Kent Police Community Support Officer, Xxxxx Xxxxx. In 2021/22 the Home Office published a Strategy on Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls; the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner’s (PCC) Police and Crime Plan entitled ‘Making Kent Safer 2022-2025’ includes this issue as a priority; alongside this the PCC also set up a Violence Against Women (VAWG) inquiry which included an online survey, meetings with victims and working with partners to develop a series of tangible recommendations to improve practices in Kent. In addition, VAWG was added as a new priority in 2022/23 for the Kent Community Safety Partnership (KCSP) as detailed in Chapter 6 of this document.. Kent Community Safety Agreement (April 2017)