1. Violence as an intersectional issue – putting it into practice
Shehla Husain
Equality and Diversity Unit
CPS
4 June 2007

2. CPS Single Equality Scheme 2006-2010
Published 4 December 2006
Race Equality Scheme, Disability Equality Scheme and Gender Equality Scheme
Also encompassed developing legal obligations with respect to the ‘new’ equality strands of sexuality and gender identity, religion or belief and age

3. Why a single scheme? Practicality & timing Outcomes based approach:
Workforce representation, satisfaction & experiences
Public confidence
Victim and witness satisfaction
Prosecution decisions free from bias
Prosecution of hate crimes
Community informed policy development and service improvement
Commitment to moving beyond statutory requirements

4. Putting this into practice
Gathering the evidence:
employment
defendants, victims and witnesses and hate crimes
Equality & Diversity Impact Assessments
Monitoring policies for adverse impact on equality
Endorsed by leadership

5. Taking a closer look at an outcome area: hate crime
Tackling hate crime is our core business
It’s a thread throughout our Scheme
Hate Crime Measure: target is to reduce unsuccessful outcomes to 28%
For CPS has one of its key priorities:
Ensuring we respond to public needs by delivering on community justice, developing our responses to hate crime, violence against women and community engagement

6. The move towards a Violence Against Women strategy
CPS responsible for prosecution of criminal offences of violence against women:
domestic violence, rape and other sexual assaults, human trafficking, prostitution, child abuse & developing policy on elder abuse
forced marriage, so-called honour crimes and female genital mutilation are currently addressed under the umbrella of domestic violence
Development of a co-ordinated strategy of Violence Against Women in – a key component of the Gender and Gender Identity Equality Action Plan

7. Developing a Violence Against Women strategy & action plans
Coordinate & rationalise work across a range of issues that are gendered crime – DV, FM, so-called HBV, FGM, rape, sexual assaults, human trafficking, prostitution, pornography, sexual harassment, child abuse and elder abuse
How it fits together: effects of VAW on women offenders, prosecutions, victims, staff
Data
Action plans

8. In conclusion: future proposals
Links to mainstream
Area Co-ordinators, specialist prosecutors
VAW Guidance
Training
Indicators
Monitoring