Policy and research

Rights of Women provide guidance for policy makers, and work to put women’s rights on the public policy agenda.

Policy responses and research downloads:

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

Briefing note on no recourse to public funds

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 '

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