{"id":45423,"date":"2024-06-17T15:36:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-17T14:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=45423"},"modified":"2025-10-21T15:14:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T14:14:17","slug":"take-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Take Action"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45423\" class=\"elementor elementor-45423\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb64611 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb64611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5751fd\" data-id=\"5d5751fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1044a244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1044a244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>Take action<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-72a80e76 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"72a80e76\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d2dfca9\" data-id=\"3d2dfca9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc93570 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"bc93570\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-exclamation-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51bfea5\" data-id=\"51bfea5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c98cf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c98cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">On average <strong>one woman a week<\/strong> is killed by a partner or former partner, yet in 2022-2023\u00a0 Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s Annual Audit revealed <strong>61%<\/strong> of referrals to refuge were rejected and <strong>49%<\/strong> of domestic abuse organisations were running an area of service without dedicated funding.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2328ac9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2328ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78b52d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78b52d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>Since 2014<\/strong> we&#8217;ve been campaigning to change this, securing <strong>over \u00a370 million<\/strong> in emergency funding for refuges between 2014-2021 and a legal duty on local authorities to fund support in safe accommodation.&nbsp;<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sadly, the funding and commissioning challenges facing lifesaving services continue to erode our network of refuges. Find out below how you can take action and help us to <strong>#EndAbuseTogether.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5736f6d5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5736f6d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f59324\" data-id=\"54f59324\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-348a0fc7 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"348a0fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-comments\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk your council leader or cabinet member for community safety to visit your local refuge or community service. Meet the amazing women who work tirelessly to support survivors. If you need help finding out who that is, please email <b><a href=\"mailto:policy@womensaid.org.uk\">policy@womensaid.org.uk<\/a><\/b>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dab2d9\" data-id=\"5dab2d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b5d1bd5 elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"7b5d1bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConnect\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJoin the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/councillor-network\/\">Domestic Abuse Councillor Network<\/a><\/b> to learn more about how you can support survivors in your community and connect with other leaders across the country.  \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a761649\" data-id=\"3a761649\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34f40b9b elementor-view-default elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"34f40b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-id-card\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAct\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAsk your council to pass a <b><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/take-action\/motion-for-change\/\">Motion for Change: Together Against Domestic Abuse<\/a><\/b> and come together to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG).  \n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b881362 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b881362\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c6cbc5\" data-id=\"3c6cbc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dad84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2dad84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/councillor-network\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45433\" alt=\"An image of a woman smiling in a work setting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Councilor-Network-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181a230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"181a230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/councillor-network\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">The Domestic Abuse Councillor Network<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-665533b\" data-id=\"665533b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3479369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3479369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-45434\" alt=\"An image of a woman leading a meeting.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/councillors-and-commissioners-600x401.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a98e0bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a98e0bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Councillor and Commissioner Hub<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca35a0a\" data-id=\"ca35a0a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac86379 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac86379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/learning-hub\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-45430\" alt=\"An image of a woman smiling while working on a laptop.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Commissioning-Learning-Hub-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453e0c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"453e0c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/commissioning-learning-hub-2\/\">Commissioning Learning Hub<\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take action \u00a0 On average one woman a week is killed by a partner or former partner, yet in 2022-2023\u00a0 Women\u2019s Aid\u2019s Annual Audit revealed 61% of referrals to refuge were rejected and 49% of domestic abuse organisations were running an area of service without dedicated funding.\u00a0\u00a0 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