Lobbying

Reports

SUMMARY REPORT - Measuring the impact of cuts in public expenditure on the provision of services to prevent violence against women and girls (January 2012) - Authors: Jude Towers & Sylvia Walby

FULL REPORT - Measuring the impact of cuts in public expenditure on the provision of services to prevent violence against women and girls (January 2012) - Authors: Jude Towers & Sylvia Walby

TUC briefing - The gender impact of the cuts (November 2010)

Bristol Fawcett Society - Cutting Women Out in Bristol: Impact assessment of the public spending cuts on women in Bristol. Author: Anna Mapson. (October 2011)

Domestic violence perpetrators: working with the cause of the problem

Respect has put together a document making the case for work with domestic violence perpetrators.

Download: Domestic violence perpetrators: working with the cause of the problem

Respect members will also receive a hard copy of this document.

Resources pack

Respect has produced a resources pack for Respect members to assist them with efforts to sustain their services and lobbying efforts.

Download: Members' Resources Pack

Training for Respect members

Promoting your service: an online training course has been designed for Respect members.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA9FC454F4561A631

Respect members please email membership.respect@respect.uk.net if you require additional support/guidance.

Are you campaigning to save a domestic violence service?

If funding for your local domestic violence prevention programme or integrated support service has definitely been/or is about to be withdrawn, Respect encourages you to set up a campaign in your local area to try to save these services from closure.

To help you do this you may want to refer to the Respect members' resources pack and begin by writing to your local MP to encourage them to support you in your campaign. Respect has produced a template letter which you can download to help you write to your MP.

Download: Template letter to MP - Save our service

To send the letter to your MP:

Go to www.writetothem.com
Type your postcode into the box that appears and click "go"
You will now be taken to a page which sets out all your elected representatives
Look at the column which is headed "Select your Member of Parliament". Now click on the name of your MP
You will now be taken to a page where you can enter your name, address and a message to your MP
Now cut and pate the text of the letter to your MP from the template (see download above) into the large white text box on the screen. Remember to amend the template text where you are prompted to (see yellow highlighted text sections) so it is specific to your local situation and sign off in your own name
When you have done all of the above, click on "preview your message" and if you are happy with it, click "send message".

Guide to the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR)

Respect has produced a guide to CSR. It summarises what was announced and considers what the impact of the CSR may be for Respect members providing services.

Download: Respect guide to the Comprehensive Spending Review

Sustaining the Sector

Here at Respect, we're aware that both the recession and potential future public service cuts are putting some of our members under significant financial pressure. We want to do all we can to make sure that our members' services survive this rocky time.

Cuts Watch surveys (2010-2011)

Cuts Watch 1

Our first step has been to find out the extent of the problem of funding cuts and to monitor the issue on an ongoing basis. We've asked all Respect member organisations to fill short Cuts Watch surveys - to give us a snapshot of how things are and help inform both our lobbying and member support activities.

We have produced a series of reports of the findings from Cuts Watch surveys.

Download: Cuts Watch 1 Summary Report

Download: Cuts Watch 2 Summary Report

Download: Cuts Watch 3 Summary Report

Download: Cuts Watch 4 Summary Report

Sustaining the Sector Action Group

Respect has also set up the Sustaining the Sector Action Group to take forward our programme of work on this issue. The group comprises Respect members, Respect Executive Committee Members and Respect staff.

Respect's two main strategic lobbying aims have been agreed as:

Proactively supporting our members to lobby successfully, prevent closures and help them survive
Preventing cuts to Respect services and sustaining Respect's core work - the stronger Respect is, the more we can support you

Our action plan includes:

Directly lobbying of central government on behalf of the sector and Respect
Giving members the tools* and support to carry out their own local lobbying

* Additional lobbying tools/resources will be uploaded to this website and distributed to members by email.

Respect members will receive regular updates on the work of the Sustaining the Sector Action Group via member e-updates.