Workforce Survey - Violence against Women and Girls

Overview

The Perth and Kinross Violence Against Women Partnership is undertaking this consultation to better understand how local systems and services respond to women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse and wider forms of violence against women and girls (VAWG) in Perth and Kinross. 

The consultation focuses on staff perspectives about the impact of services and systems, including how well services work together, how effective current approaches are, and where improvements could be made. 

This consultation is intended for staff working in services that are available to Perth and Kinross residents, particularly those whose roles involve supporting women, children and families. Responses should be based on your professional experience, knowledge and observations of how services and systems function within your area of work.

A separate consultation is available for residents in the Perth and Kinross area who wishes to share their views and experiences from a personal perspective. 

Violence against women and girls includes many forms of abuse and harm. This can include domestic abuse, rape or sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, stalking or harassment, emotional abuse, commercial sexual exploitation, and harmful practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM), forced marriage, and ‘honour’-based abuse. These issues can affect people of any gender, but women and girls are disproportionately impacted because of gender inequality. We also recognise that men and boys can be affected directly or indirectly.

Participation in this consultation is anonymous and is not intended to collect personal information. We ask that you do not include details in open-text responses that could identify you or anyone else. Any personal information that is provided will be processed in accordance with data protection legislation and will be deleted six months after the consultation closse. 

Some questions include sensitive topics, so please take your time and only answer what you feel comfortable with, based on your professional role. If taking part raises any concerns or you feel you need support, details of local support services are provided below:

Perth and Kinross Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (RASAC) provide support to women and transwomen (all ages) and all young people aged 12 to 18 years, who have experienced sexual violence at any time in their lives:

Helpline telephone number: 01738 630965
Office telephone number: 01738 626290, with voicemail anytime 
Email: Support@RasacPK.org.uk
National Helpline every evening from 6pm on 08088 01 03 02

Perthshire Women’s Aid offers a free, confidential service to all women living in the Perth and Kinross area, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, sexuality, disability or religion, who have experienced domestic abuse.

Drop in to their office between 10am to 3pm Monday to Friday at 18 to 20 York Place, Perth, PH2 8EH

Telephone Support Line:  01738 639043
National Helpline (24 hours): 0800 027 1234
Email address: ContacUs@PerthWomensAid.org.uk

How we use your personal information

Responses to the consultation, including any personal information submitted, will be shared with the Perth and Kinross Violence against Women Partnership and their partners, to inform a wider needs assessment of how services work together to meet the needs of women and girls affected by VAWG. 

The Council may check information provided by you, or information about you provided by a third party, with other information held by us. We may also get information from certain third parties or share your information with them to verify its accuracy, prevent or detect crime, or where required by law. 

For further information on data protection, please visit our website, email DataProtection@pkc.gov.uk or telephone 01738 477933. 

Why your views matter

The purpose of this consultation is to gather workforce views on how services, who support women and children, operate in practice and to identify opportunities to strengthen local responses.

By hearing directly from staff working within these services, Perth and Kinross Violence Against Women Partnership aims to build a clearer picture of what is working well, where challenges exist, and how services and partnership arrangements can be improved to better meet the needs of women and girls affected by violence.