{"id":46630,"date":"2024-11-20T10:08:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T10:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=46630"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:10:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T14:10:44","slug":"motion-for-change","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/what-we-do\/councillors-and-commissioners\/take-action\/motion-for-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Motion for change"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"46630\" class=\"elementor elementor-46630\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47241d1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47241d1a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-31c26653\" data-id=\"31c26653\" 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-2796e81d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2796e81d\" 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 class=\"TextRun SCXW131431727 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW131431727 BCX8\"><strong>Motion for Change:<\/strong> Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW131431727 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h1><p><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW237884075 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW237884075 BCX8\">Ask your council to pass a Motion for Change and come together to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls (VAWG). <\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW237884075 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\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-1f59cf2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f59cf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb29d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb29d25\" 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>We welcome the government\u2019s commitment to halve VAWG in the next decade. However, this bold ambition cannot be realised by national government alone \u2013 we need action from local leaders to turn the tide on VAWG in our communities.\u202f\u202f<\/p><p>An estimated one in four women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and an average of over one woman per week is killed at the hands of their male partner or ex-partner (ONS, 2024).\u202f\u202f<\/p><p>Annually, domestic abuse costs the public purse an estimated \u00a378 billion per year (Women\u2019s Aid, ResPublica, 2023).\u202f<\/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<\/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-6b895496 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b895496\" 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-61addbc\" data-id=\"61addbc\" 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-758bab60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"758bab60\" 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\">Shockingly<\/span>, <span data-contrast=\"auto\">between<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> 2018\/19 to 2022\/23, police records of VAWG rose by 37% <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and in 2022 domestic abuse made up 18% of all<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ons.gov.uk\/peoplepopulationandcommunity\/crimeandjustice\/bulletins\/domesticabuseinenglandandwalesoverview\/november2021\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\" data-contrast=\"none\"> recorded<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"> crime<\/span> in England and Wales <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(NPCC, 2024)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">This sadly represents the tip of the iceberg in terms of domestic abuse prevalence, as we know abuse is often not reported. <\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/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<\/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-3ed9083 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ed9083\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-ccd7e21\" data-id=\"ccd7e21\" 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-eee66e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eee66e3\" 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><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This motion has been developed to empower local authorities address the root causes of VAWG and ensure survivors can access specialist support.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\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-bc68776 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc68776\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Template-motion-draft-2025-1.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Motion for Change Template (PDF)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e007414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e007414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Template-motion-2025.docx\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Motion for Change Template (Word)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-7033ec6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7033ec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8265f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a8265f\" 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><strong>Our Motion for Change toolkit is designed to support councillors to pass a Motion for Change and successfully implement its pledges. <\/strong><\/p>\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-ca53794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ca53794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2025-Motion-Toolkit.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Motion for Change Toolkit (PDF)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-08689df elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"08689df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7743f24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7743f24\" 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><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\"><strong>Download<\/strong> our social media resources<\/span><\/span><\/h2><p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\">Please use <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\">#<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\">MotionForChange <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163630 BCX8\">to spread the word.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163630 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/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<\/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-55d1553d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55d1553d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\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-492bc770\" data-id=\"492bc770\" 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-d450eee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d450eee\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46652\" alt=\"Motion for Change: Together against violence towards women and girls. This council commits to urgently address the epidemic of violence against women and girls.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-1.jpg 1080w\" 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-c6e3e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c6e3e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdcad38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdcad38\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46656\" alt=\"1 in 4 women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime. This Council are proud to have passed a Motion for Change: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls. We are committed to tackling the growing epidemic of violence against women and girls and ensuring survivors can access specialist, trauma-informed support.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-4.jpg 1080w\" 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\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-1e020b04\" data-id=\"1e020b04\" 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-e791135 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e791135\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46653\" alt=\"An estimated one in four women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime and an average of one woman per week is killed by a current or ex-partner.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-2.jpg 1080w\" 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-e55a27f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e55a27f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-deb9de4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"deb9de4\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46657\" alt=\"Motion for Change: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls. In partnership with Women&#039;s Aid, this council pledges to...\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-5.jpg 1080w\" 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\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-7debff50\" data-id=\"7debff50\" 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-f32e7d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f32e7d9\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46654\" alt=\"Which is why our council are proud to have passed a Motion for Change: Together Against Violence Towards Women and Girls. We are committed to tackling the growing epidemic of violence against women and girls and ensuring survivors can access specialist, trauma-informed support.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-3.jpg 1080w\" 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-81ad883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"81ad883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fce81a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fce81a9\" 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\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-46658\" alt=\"Report to Full Council within [12] months on the actions it has undertaken to fulfil the pledges of this motion. Work with survivors and local specialist and \u2018by and for\u2019 services to understand the impact of VAWG and develop a strategy to address this. Ensure comprehensive education on healthy relationships is available in all schools. Conduct a review into procurement practices for commissioning VAWG services to ensure they align with statutory guidance and meet the needs of all survivors, including the most marginalised survivors. Appoint a VAWG champion, to hold the council to account on these pledges and amplify the voice of survivors.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Motion-for-Change-Social-Media-Resources-6.jpg 1080w\" 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\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-2d802fc5 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d802fc5\" 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-5cf7c3a7\" data-id=\"5cf7c3a7\" 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-63a59f19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a59f19\" 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><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Can you help us to <strong>share the motion?\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Councillors:<\/span><\/b> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">Table a Motion for Change at your council and help your fellow councillors understand the scale of violence against women and girls. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Campaigners and Supporters<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Send the motion to your local elected councillors. Ask them to table the motion at council and to ask their political groups to support it. Share the motion with your local political groups, networks and friends. Post about the motion on social media and tag your local council.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\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-4d9a902 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4d9a902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/find-your-local-councillors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to find your local councillor<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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-e550fe6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e550fe6\" 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-d1c04d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d1c04d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ac027 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ac027\" 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><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW140430897 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW140430897 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"x_msonormal\" data-ccp-parastyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;dff0ac53-c08a-53af-8c37-6898e9240927|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;1&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777843,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;x_msonormal&quot;,201340122,&quot;2&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;xmsonormal&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,335559705,&quot;2057&quot;,335559740,&quot;240&quot;,201341983,&quot;0&quot;,335559739,&quot;0&quot;,469778324,&quot;Normal&quot;]}\">Who\u2019s<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW140430897 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"x_msonormal\">taking<strong> action<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140430897 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"x_msonormal\"><strong>?<\/strong> <\/span><\/span><\/h2><h4><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW140430897 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW140430897 BCX8\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"x_msonormal\">Councils that have <strong>passed<\/strong> a &#8216;Motion for Change\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW140430897 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\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-b9df78e elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9df78e\" 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-f2fc159\" data-id=\"f2fc159\" 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-dece803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"dece803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=13OQ02p3LnRm6NyR5NcAU7nifuvGUyzQ&ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a1c10 elementor-widget 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government\u2019s commitment to halve VAWG in the next decade. 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