Have your say on the design of Lambeth’s new Expert by Experience Panel

Lambeth’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy sets out our plans to make the borough safer for everyone. To support this, we are setting up a panel of experts by experience’, local people who have experienced violence and abuse. We would like to hear from you. **UPDATE** — Thank you for taking part in the consultation. The end of consultation report and a report on recruiting the panel and the next steps is attached in the Outcomes section.

Open date: Wednesday, 25 January 2023 at 10.00am Close date: Sunday, 5 March 2023 at 11.59pm Type: Feedback opportunity Neighbourhood: Lambeth wide Categories:
  • Children, young people and families
  • Adult social care and health

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Please note this consultation is closed

The Proposal

Lambeth’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategy 2021-27 sets out our plans to make the borough safer for everyone. To support this, we are setting up a panel of ‘experts by experience’, local people who have experienced violence and abuse.

Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) describes forms of violence and abuse that disproportionately affect women and girls, including domestic abuse and sexual violence. However, people of any gender can experience abuse of this nature and the consequences effect everyone.

We want to set up a panel but before we do this, we want to hear from victims and survivors about how the panel should look, feel, and operate.

We would like to speak with people who:

  • have experienced violence and abuse,
  • are aged 16 or over,
  • live, work or study in Lambeth,
  • are willing to share their views with the council about how our Expert by Experience Panel should look.

How to respond

We are holding two focus groups in February and March 2023. Participants will each receive a £25 Love2Shop voucher and their travel costs will be covered (receipts required).

  • All gender space:
Wednesday 22nd February 2023,
5:00-6:30pm,

Lambeth Town Hall, 1 Brixton Hill, SW2 1RW

Please sign up here

  • Women only space: 
Wednesday 1st March 2023,
11am-12:30pm,

Loughborough Children's Centre, 44 Minet Rd, London SW9 7UA. (creche available)

Please sign up here

If you would like to participate but can’t attend either of the sessions above, you can share your views via our short survey:

VAWG Expert by Experience Panel Survey

or have an informal conversation with a member of our team.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy Masson from Lambeth VAWG Team on:

Email: amasson@lambeth.gov.uk

Telephone: 020 7926 7686