Policy Responses
Below is a list of all Refuge’s policy responses to government. If you require additional information please email Nicola Sharp, head of policy and parliamentary affairs.
- Department of the Environment
More Choice in the Socially Rented Sector (September 1995) - Women and Equality Unit
Living without Fear (October 1998) - Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Quality and Choice: A Decent Home for All -the Housing Green Paper (July 2000) - Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions
Supporting People, Policyinto Practice (December 2000) - Home Office
Safety and Justice (September 2003) - Home Office
Restorative Justice (October 2003) - Department for Education and Skills
Every Child Matters (November 2003) - Home Office
Compensation and Support for Victims of Crime (April 2004) - Department for Education and Skills
Safeguarding Children (April 2004) - The Law Commission
Partial Defences to Murder Review (June 2004) - The Sentencing Advisory Panel
Sentencing of Manslaughter by Reason of Provocation (June 2004) - The Law Commission
Renting Homes Recommendations: Supported Housing (June 2004) - Home Office
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill (July 2004) - Department for Constitutional Affairs (Courts and Dispute Resolution)
Department for Education and Skills (CAFCASS)
Department for Trade and Industry (Women and Equalities policy)
Parental Separation: Children’s Needs and Parents’ Responsibilities (August 2004) - Department for Constitutional Affairs
Council of Europe Convention on Contact Concerning Children (November 2004) - Department for Constitutional Affairs (Courts and Dispute Resolution)
Department for Education and Skills (CAFCASS)
Department for Trade and Industry (Women and Equalities Policy )
Parental Separation: Children’s Needs and Parents’ Responsibilities (November 2004) - Home Office
Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act (December 2004) - Constitutional Affairs Select Committee Inquiry into Family Justice
Written evidence (December 2004)
Oral evidence (December 2004) - Department for Constitutional Affairs (Courts and Dispute Resolution)
Department for Education and Skills (CAFCASS)
Department for Trade and Industry (Women and Equalities policy)
Parental Separation: Children’s Needs and Parents’ Responsibilities: Next Steps (March 2005) - Department for Education and Skills
Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Evidence to the Joint Committee in March 2005) - Department for Education and Skills
Putting your Children First: a Guide for Separating Parents – Parenting Plans and Guidance (March 2005) - Home Office
National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan (June 2005) - Department for Education and Skills
Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (June 2005) - Department for Education and Skills
Putting your Children First: a Guide for Separating Parents – Parenting Plans and Guidance (October 2005) - Foreign Office
Home Office
Forced Marriage Consultation – A Wrong not a Right (January 2006) - Department for Communities and Local Government
Advancing Equality for Men and Women (January 2006) - Home Office
Department for Constitutional Affairs
Attorney General
Rebuilding Lives – Supporting Victims of Crime (March 2006) - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
Creating Sustainable Communities: Supporting Independence (March 2006) - The Law Commission
A New Homicide Act for Englandand Wales? (April 2006) - The Sentencing Advisory Panel
Domestic Violence and Sentencing Guidelines (May 2006) - The Law Commission
A New Homicide Act for Englandand Wales? (June 2006) - Home Office
Guidance for Domestic Homicide Reviews under the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (September 2006) - Department for Constitutional Affairs
Coroner Reform: The Government’s Draft Bill – Improving Death Investigation in Englandand Wales (September 2006) - Department for Education and Skills
Her Majesty’s Treasury
Comprehensive Spending Review: Children and Young People Review (September 2006) - Department for Constitutional Affairs
Confidence and Confidentiality: Improving Transparency and Privacy in Family Courts (October 2006) - Home Office
2005/6 Progress Report on the National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan (November 2006) - Department for Communities and Local Government
Draft Supporting People Guidance (November 2006) - Department for Constitutional Affairs
Separate Representation of Children (December 2006) - Lord Lester/Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill (February 2007) - Department for Work and Pensions
A New System of Child Maintenance (March 2007) - The Law Commission
Project proposal for the tenth programme of law reform – recognising the psychological impacts of abuse (April 2007) - Department of Health
Bearing Good Witness: Proposals for Reforming the Delivery of Medical Expert Evidence in Family Law Cases (May 2007) - Home Office
2006/7 Progress Report on the National Domestic Violence Delivery Plan (July 2007) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Draft ContactPoint Guidance (July 2007) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Review of Section 58 of the Children Act 2004 (August 2007) - Department for Trade and Industry
Joint Birth Registration: Promoting Parenting Responsibility (September 2007) - Cabinet Office
Families at Risk Review (October 2007) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Time to Talk (October 2007) - Department for Work and Pensions
In Work, Better off: Next Steps to Full Employment (October 2007) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Staying Safe (October 2007) - Communities and Local Government
National Indicators for Local Authorities and Local Authority Partnerships
(December 2007) - Crown Prosecution Service
Violence Against Women strategy (January 2008) - Border and Immigration Agency (Home Office)
Marriage to Partners from Overseas (February 2008) - Ministry for Justice
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 – Relevant Third Party (March 2008) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Evidence to the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum (April 2008) - Border and Immigration Agency (Home Office)
The Path to Citizenship: Next Steps in Reforming the Migration System (May 2008) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Review of Sex and Relationship Education (May 2008) - Lord Lester
Reforming the law for people who live together (October 2008) - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Forced marriage – statutory guidance (October 2008) - Ministry of Justice/Attorney General’s Office/Home Office
Murder, manslaughter and infanticide: proposals for reform of the law (October 2008) - Department for Work and Pensions
No one written off: reforming welfare to reward responsibility (October 2008) - Crown Prosecution Service
Policy for Prosecuting Cases of Domestic Violence (October 2008) - Department of Health, Criminal Justice System and the Home Office
Safeguarding Adults: A Consultation on the Review of the ‘No Secrets’ Guidance (January 2009) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Response to the Interim Review of the Independent Review of the Primary Curriculum (February 2009) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
21st Century Schools: A World Class Education for Every Child (March 2009) - Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Forced Marriage Unit
Handling Cases of Forced Marriage (April 2009) - HM Government
Together we can end violence against women and girls – A consultation paper (May 2009) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Public consultation on curriculum reform (July 2009) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
21st Century Schools: A World Class Education for Every Child (March 2009) - Foreign and Commonwealth Office – Forced Marriage Unit
Handling Cases of Forced Marriage (April 2009) - Together we can end violence against women and girls
A consultation paper (May 2009) - Mayor of London
The way forward: A call for action to end violence against women (July 2009) - Department for Children, Schools and Families
Public consultation on curriculum reform (July 2009)
