Date & Time
Tuesday 21st May, 2024 | 09:30 - 15:45
Venue
Online
Availability
Available
Purchase
Overview
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the UK is now included within the Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR), identifying VAWG offences as a national threat, in line with offences such as terrorism and serious organised crime. The national urgency around tackling and reducing the prevalence of VAWG is felt now more than ever, as statistics estimate that 1.4 million women experienced domestic abuse in the year ending March 2023 and 798,000 women falling victim to sexual assault offences in the year ending March 2022.
In addition to this, the government’s acceptance of the Angliolni Inquiry’s recommendations reinforces the urgent need for organisations to have a more robust VAWG strategy in place.
Featuring solutions focused workshops and opportunities for interactive discussion throughout, this one-day practical training course offers attendees, working with victims and perpetrators, a vital opportunity to critically reflect on their VAWG prevention practices.
Attendees will analyse new domestic abuse offences, evaluate rape and sexual offences investigative practices, learn how to effectively respond to diverse victims needs and discover innovative approaches to pursuing preparators, leaving the day with actionable insights to takeaway and implement into their tackling VAWG strategy.
Learning Outcomes
Discuss the Operation Soteria projects key findings, discerning what this means for your role in improving investigations of rape and sexual offences going forward
Receive guidance on the nuances of coercive and controlling behaviour, ensuring your organisation is proficient in identifying warning signs in victims and perpetrators alike
Learn how to identify perpetrators and take a proactive approach in tackling VAWG
Gain insights into effectively enforcing a victim-centred approach, with a view to ensure victims voices are heard throughout the criminal justice process
Learn the impacts and signs of economic abuse and how to tackle this form of violence
Engage in deep dive discussions and case studies to share insights and experiences with peers working with victims and perpetrators
Lead Expert: Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead Age UK National Charity
Carrie is a registered social worker and has over 20 years’ experience working with older adults in a local authority, the NHS and the voluntary sector.
Carrie’s role as Safeguarding Manager at Age UK includes providing operational support, safeguarding advice and delivering training across the charity.
Carrie has a specialist interest in domestic abuse and leads on Age UK’s domestic abuse policy for staff, volunteers and Age UK beneficiaries.
Expert Speakers
Chris Robinson
MATAC Coordinator
North Yorkshire Police
Fran Ferrier
Economic Empowerment Manager
Refuge
Agenda
9:15 am
Logging on and Accessing the Online Platform
9:30 am
Welcome and Introduction
This introductory session will involve:
Introducing yourselves via the chat function
Housekeeping
Overview of the day and learning objectives
Brief overview of the training tools and breakout rooms
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
09:45 am
Learning from Operation Soteria – The New Operating Model for Investigation of Rape and Sexual Offences
An opportunity to analyse the unique police and CPS change programme that from June 2023 will form the basis of a new national operating model for investigation of rape and sexual offences, transforming the police and criminal justice response to rape.
Operation Soteria Bluestone – what is the evidence showing and what are the implications for your practice?
This session will include time for questions
Speaker invited
10:45 am
How Perpetrators are Thriving Through the Lifecourse
Explore how society is systematically enabling perpetrators
Look at the routines and rituals of perpetrators
Understand how to look at the wider picture, not just the incident
Identify the subtle signs of abuse
Learn how to reduce the risk of individuals committing further offences
This session will include time for questions
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
11:30 am
Morning Break
11:45 am
Workshop: De-Mystifying Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
Engage in this interactive session to enhance your understanding of the nuances of coercive control and the different indicators and warning signs it encompasses.
What are the key components of coercive control?
Understanding the process of entrapment
What questions increase the chances of disclosure?
How to record coercive control
This session will include time for questions
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
12:30 pm
Workshop: Understanding and Responding to Diverse Victim Experience and Needs
Focusing on a victim-centred approach, this workshop will provide a nuanced deep dive into how to improve the victim experience and why effectively responding to different and complex needs demands greater priority.
Learning outcomes include:
What do survivors define as success?
Survivors with protected characteristics – what do you need to know?
Challenging preconceived ideas
This session will include time for questions
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
1:15 pm
Lunch Break
2:00 pm
Workshop: Enhancing Collaboration Between the Police and Prison Service
Explore North Yorkshire Police’s journey to effectively protecting victims from further abuse, intimidation, and coercive behaviour from perpetrators in prison by blocking communication channels.
Learning outcomes include:
How information sharing between police and prisons was improved
Insights into target hardening measures that can increase victim safety and prevent further abuse
Share North Yorkshire polices future plans for continuing to support victims of domestic abuse from their perpetrators in prison
This session will include time for questions
Chris Robinson - Confirmed
MATAC Coordinator
North Yorkshire Police
2:30 pm
Identifying and Preventing Economic Abuse
Understand changes to domestic abuse legislation, including the addition of economic abuse
Outline the main types of economic violence: economic control, economic exploitation and economic sabotage
Understand how digital technologies can further facilitate these forms of violence and how to combat this
Explore the hidden impacts of economic violence on victims
Identify the signs of economic abuse
Learn how to engage with and support victims of economic abuse
Outline what evidence you should collect to build a robust prosecution case against a perpetrator of economic abuse
This session will include time for questions
Fran Ferrier - Confirmed
Economic Empowerment Manager, Refuge
3:15 pm
Reflective and Interactive Group Q&A Session
Breakout Groups Session
In this session you will have the opportunity to ask any questions as a group, revisiting key sessions from the training and gaining key insights into how you can put what you’ve learned into practice to ensure you leave the day with an improved VAWG strategy.
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
3:45 pm
Summary and Training Close
*programme subject to change
Carrie Bower
Domestic Abuse Lead, Age UK National Charity
Pricing
Public Sector
£345 + VAT
Private Sector
£445 + VAT