Policy Work

Victim's Code consultation (28th May 2020): Stay Safe East responded to the Ministry of Justice consultation on Improving the Victim's Code. Disabled people are among the groups most affected by crime, but are least likely to report it. Read our response to the Victim's Code consultation here.

Stay Safe East responded to the Law Commission Consultation on Hate Crime Laws in January 2021. Click here for our response and PowerPoint presentation.

Domestic Abuse Bill / Act: Please see our page on the Domestic Abuse Bill for updates on our work regarding this, including our final briefing with proposed amendments. Stay Safe East response to Law Commission Consultation on Hate Crime Laws (January 2021):

Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2021-2024 Read our response to the Home Office Call for Evidence on the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2021-2024 (March 2021)

Reforming the Mental Health Act Consultation (April 2021): Read our response here

Stay Safe East strongly oppose the New Plan for Immigration. We believe key proposals are not only divisive and will have a disproportionate impact on disabled people but also not consistent with the international Refugee Convention and Protocol, nor with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other human rights legislation. Click ...

Stay Safe East response to the Women's Health Strategy (June 2021): Click here Stay Safe East response to consultation on New Plan for Immigration (May 2021):

Stay Safe East response to the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (June 2021): Click here

Stay Safe East statement on the Ofsted review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges (June 2021). Ofsted was asked by the government to conduct a review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges. Click here for our statement on the review.

Download our response as a word document:Stay Safe East statement on the Government's new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy and National Disability Strategy