Issue - meetings

            The Board considered a report which provided details on the White Ribbon Campaign and outlined the process for the Council to seek corporate status for the Borough. The principles of the award were that local authorities should express a commitment to involving men in Anti-
Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) and produce a preliminary action plan on how this commitment would be achieved. The action plan should be aimed at reducing incidents of violence against women such as discrimination, harassment or victimisation and fostering good community relations. It should also have a specific White Ribbon emphasis of increasing male participation in anti-VAW events and strategies as well as raising awareness and the profiles of these issues amongst men.

            It was reported that the White Ribbon Campaign Team would work with the Authority on the development of an action plan, providing feedback and suggestions as necessary. It was proposed that the Community Safety Manager, supported by the local Domestic Abuse Co-ordinator, would be appointed to act as a liaison point with the White Ribbon Campaign and to oversee its implementation.

            RESOLVED: That the report be noted.