Rights of Women provides guidance for law and policy makers and other organisations and institutions, and works to put women’s rights on the public policy agenda.
Position statements and briefings:
2010
 Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009: A Crucial Step Towards Ending Commercial Sexual Exploitation
2009
The need to eradicate sexual violence: Rights of Women's position statement on sexual violence
Ending domestic abuse: Rights of Women's position statement on domestic violence
The need to tackle demand: Rights of Women's position statement on prostitution
No recourse, no rights? Rights of Women's position statement on no recourse to public funds
Briefing on amendments to clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill 2008
Prostitution Offence Briefing
2008
Briefing note on no recourse to public funds
2007
A Short Briefing Note on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
Get involved!
Women's organisations in London can join our Women's Legal Policy Network to learn more about and become more involved in policy work. For more information click here
For details of our workshops, seminars and other events visit Training and events.
We also publish a policy newsletter Focus on Women. Click here to download the recent editions.
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We seek to influence
policy by undertaking original research, preparing responses to policy
documents from Government and other sources, organising conferences on
women’s rights, and holding public meetings. We want women’s
voices heard at every stage of public policy formulation.
Consultation responses and research:
2009
Response to the Welsh Assembly Government’s
Strategic Action Plan to address Violence against Women
Response To GLA Strategy.pdf
Government's consultation on a violence against women strategy
2008
CPS policy for prosecuting rape
Home Office proposals on prostitution and lap-dancing
UKBA consultation on Immigration Appeals
Sentencing Advisory Panel consultation on overarching principles in sentencing
BMER women, the law and violence - where's the justice conference report
Marriage to partners from overseas
Response to Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 and relevant 3rd party response
2007
Rights of Women Consultation Response to the Discrimination Law Review: A Framework for Fairness: Proposals for a Single Equality Bill for Great Britain
A Short Briefing Note on the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007
Rights of Women Consultation Response to the Legal Services Commission - Legal Aid Reform: Family and Family Mediation Fee Schemes
Rights of Women Consultation Response: A New System for Child Maintenance
Rights of Women Consultation Response: Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill
2006
Rights of Women's Response to 'Confidence and Confidentiality: Improving Transparency and Privacy in the Family Courts'
Rights of Women Response to Law Commission Consultation Paper No. 179 'Cohabitation: The Financial Consequences of Relationship Breakdown'
Rights of Women Response to Sentencing Guidelines Council Sexual Offences Act 2003 Consultation Guidelines
Rights of Women Response to Convicting Rapists and Protecting Victims - Justice for Victims of Rape
Rights of Women Response to the Sentencing Guidelines Consultation ‘Overarching Principles: Domestic Violence’
Rights of Women Response to the Government Consultation 'Getting Equal: Proposals to outlaw Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Provision of Goods & Services
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Response to Law Commission Consultation Paper No. 177 ‘A New Homicide Act for
England and Wales?'
'Response to Rebuilding Lives: Supporting Victims of Crime’
Response to Advancing Equality for Men and Women: Government proposals to introduce a public sector duty to promote gender equality’
2005
Response to the Joint Home Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office consultation on the criminalisation of forced marriage, titled ‘A Wrong Not a Right’
Response to the Home Office on the criminalisation of the possession of extreme pornography
Response to the Department of Health consultation on the Review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act
Response to the Equalities Review
Domestic Violence and sentencing
Parental Separation: Children's needs and Parents' responsibilities
Report of Access To Justice Seminar held on 15th March 2005
Response to the Constitutional Affairs Consultation Paper on Broadcasting Courts
Response to the Law Commission Consultation Paper On a New Focus for Civil Legal Aid
Response to the Department For Constitutional Affairs Consultation Paper On the Disclosure Of Information in Family Proceedings Cases Involving Children
2004
Making Contact Work
Speech by the ROW Director at the 'Making Contact Work' conference in September
Letter to Law Society Gazette on Legal Aid February 2004
Law Commission Partial Defences to Murder consultation response January
2004
2003
Active Communities Unit Consultation Response November 2003
Appointing Judges Consultation Response November 2003
Civil Partnerhips Consultation Response September 2003
Court working dress Consultation Response August 2003
Draft employment regulations on sexual orientation response May 2003
Legal Aid for Asylum Seekers letter to Alan Beith MP October 2003
Optional Protocol to CEDAW consultation response to the Women and Equalities
Unit May 2003
QC System consultation paper response November 2003
Safety and Justice consultation paper response September 2003
Supreme Court consultation response November 2003
2002
Access to Justice report
Findings of the research project into free advice provision for women.
Child contact, domestic violence and risk assessment
Speech by the ROW Director to the City of Westminster's Development and
Training Unit Annual Area Child Protection Conference on November 12th
2002
Women's Rights are Human Rights
Women and the Human Rights Act Conference Report, 27 October 2000
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