Policy Briefings

Agenda briefing: Women and girls in contact with the criminal justice system, November 2020

Agenda briefing: Women and Girls who are Homeless, March 2020

Agenda briefing: Multiple Disadvantage, February 2020

Agenda briefing: Women in Mind, January 2019

Agenda response to the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee Call for Evidence into Impact of the rising cost of living on women

Agenda response to the Department for Health and Social Care's Call for Evidence on the Major Conditions Strategy, July 2023

Written evidence for the House of Commons Education Select Committee Call for Evidence into Persistent absence and support for disadvantaged pupils, February 2023

Joint letter by VAWG and housing charities, led by Solace Women’s Aid, calling on Rishi Sunak to help young victims of sexual assault access safe housing, March 2022

Agenda submission to the consultation on the Prisons Strategy, February 2022

Joint briefing for parliamentarians on Serious Violence Reduction Orders: Establishing a robust pilot and enhancing democratic scrutiny (Part 10 PCSC Bill), January 2022

Agenda briefing for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – Report Stage in the House of Lords, January 2022

Agenda briefing for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – Committee Stage in the House of Lords, November 2021

Agenda submission to the APPG Inquiry into Domestic Abuse and Mental Health, September 2021

Agenda briefing for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – Second Reading in the House of Lords, September 2021

Joint letter led by Women in Prison to the Justice Secretary on the planned 500 prison places for women, July 2021

Agenda and Women and Prison joint briefing for the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – Report Stage in the House of Commons, July 2021

Agenda submission to House of Lords Select Committee on Public Services Inquiry into the role of public services in addressing child vulnerability, June 2021

Agenda submission to the Justice Select Committee inquiry into ‘Women in Prison’, June 2021

Agenda’s Girls Speak submission to the Women’s Health Strategy consultation focusing on girls and young women, June 2021

Agenda and Mind’s joint response to the Women’s Health Strategy consultation, June 2021

Joint response to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill – Entrenching Racial Disparities, May 2021

Agenda joint letter to the Prime Minister calling for a social recovery strategy for women and girls, March 2021

Agenda submission to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy 2021-2024: Full Response, February 2021

Agenda submission to Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy 2021-2024: Executive Summary, February 2021

Agenda Alliance to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons (HMI Prisons) Consultation on Expectations: Criteria for assessing the treatment of and conditions for women in prison, December 2020

Agenda Alliance Representation to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities inquiry into Ethnic disparities and inequality in the UK, November 2020

Agenda Alliance Representation Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR), July 2020

Brief guidance for safe enquiry about domestic abuse in ‘virtual’ health settings, July 2020

Fawcett Joint Statement on the Gendered impact of the UK’s Government’s lifting of lockdown, July 2020

Covid-19 pandemic and violence against women and girls: Recommendations for the ‘Hidden Harms’ Action Plan, June 2020

Joint Children, Domestic Abuse and VAWG Briefing for the Domestic Abuse Bill, June 2020

Joint Children, Domestic Abuse and VAWG written submission to the Domestic Abuse Public Bill Committee, June 2020

National Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice Group – Domestic Abuse Bill Joint Committee briefing, June 2020

Health and Domestic Abuse sector letter to Matt Hancock: Prioritising the healthcare response to domestic abuse, May 2020

National Domestic Abuse Policy and Practice Group letter to Dame Louise Casey, May 2020

Agenda joint evidence submission to the Women and Equalities Select Committee Inquiry into the unequal impact of Covid-19, April 2020

Agenda Joint Open letter to Prime Minister on Covid-19, April 2020

Agenda Briefings for the Domestic Abuse Bill, April-July 2020

Joint Call to Action for social housing providers to prioritise victims and survivors of domestic abuse during Covid-19, March 2020

Joint national group response on domestic abuse and housing manifesto for UK election, December 2019

Agenda submission to the Health and Social Care Committee inquiry into Drugs Policy, October 2019

Agenda submission to the Justice Committee inquiry into children and young people in custody, October 2019

Agenda submission to WEC inquiry into enforcement of the Equality Act, July 2019

Joint response to Labour justice policy review, June 2019

Written evidence submitted by the Joint VAWG and children’s sector to the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill call for evidence, May 2019

Agenda submission to the Joint Committee on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill call for evidence, April 2019

Agenda submission to the Health and Social Care Committee call for evidence on Drugs Policy, February 2019

Agenda submission to the Joint Human Rights Committee call for evidence on the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill, February 2019

Agenda briefing: Westminster debate on rough sleeping, February 2019

Agenda briefing: Multiple Disadvantage, January 2019

Agenda briefing: Women in the Criminal Justice System, January 2019

Agenda briefing: Women’s Homelessness, January 2019

Agenda response to Ministry of Justice consultation: Strengthening probation, building confidence, September 2018

Agenda submission to NHS England on mental health in the Long Term Plan for the NHS, August 2018

Agenda response to the Department for Education Exclusions Review, July 2018

Rethink and Agenda joint briefing for the Third Reading of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, June 2018

Response to the Mental Health APPG inquiry into the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health, June 2018

Response to the Government Domestic Abuse consultation, May 2018

Response to the APPG on Women in the Penal System Inquiry into the sentencing of women, May 2018

Response to Children and Young People’s Mental Health Green Paper, March 2018

Submission to Mental Health Act Review call for evidence, January 2018

Response to the Justice Committee’s Prison Population 2022: planning for the future inquiry, November 2017

Response to the Ministry of Justice Transforming Rehabilitation Inquiry, November 2017

Briefing for House of Lords Oral Questions: reducing the number of young women who are self-harming, November 2017

Rethink and Agenda joint briefing for the Second Reading of the Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill, October 2017

Response to London Assembly Police and Crime Committee investigation: Women Offenders, October 2017

Briefing for Westminster Hall debate: Women released from prison, October 2017

Budget representation, September 2017

Briefing on women and girls facing multiple disadvantage, June 2017

Briefing on amendment to Children and Social Work Bill to ensure therapeutic support available to parents who have children removed, February 2017

Evidence to the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody information collation on the recent rise in the deaths of women in prison, January 2017

Submission to the Women & Equalities Committee SDG5 inquiry, December 2016

Women in Mind: Campaign Briefing, October 2016

Response to the House of Lords Financial Exclusion Committee, September 2016

Submission to the Health Select Committee inquiry into Suicide Prevention, September 2016

Response to the Labour Party’s Health and Care Policy Commission Consultation into Mental Health, June 2016

Submission to the Lammy Review of BAME representation in the Criminal Justice System, June 2016

Response to the Education and Work and Pensions Committees joint inquiry on foundation years and the Government’s life chances strategy, February 2016

Response to the Home Affairs Committee inquiry into Prostitution, February 2016

Response to the Communities and Local Government Committee inquiry on Homelessness, February 2016

Response to the Prison Reform Trust care review, Sept 2015

Response to the Education Select Committee inquiry into the mental health of looked after children, Oct 2015