Number

Action Point

Allocated to

Progress

LE1

Board to consider how Partners can be involved in a project related to the Corston report.

Commissioners

Considered by directorate (see below)

LE2

Ask GEO what is happening in terms of convening a meeting with Maria Eagle to discuss Corston.

SG

Meeting arranged for 24 June between ME and JG

LE3

WNC to take forward work related to Corston.

SG/EB

Ongoing. Offered to feed in to MOJ CJ Women's Unit mapping of Women's Centres

LE4

WNC to Speak to Lucy Russell about a consultation exercise on Corston.

EB

Smart Justice Briefing will involve in ongoing work when agreed

LE5

Write to Beverly Hughes as Children's Minister about the £0.5M in funding announced to bring children out of poverty and tackling anti-social behaviour. To say “Well done and good luck, but also to ask whether this will include specific provision for girls.”

EB

Drafted June 08

LE6

Write to Jack Straw to ask him to take forward the Corston report recommendations in full.

EB

Sent June 08

LE7

Make contact with the Women's Institute and Fawcett Society, to see what opportunities there are for closer working.

EB

Fawcett awaiting post to be filled, NFWI to begin work on Corston soon

AP1

LB to contact LK if the survey account is needed.

LB

Not yet needed

AP2

JG and AG to provide any additional items required to align their entry in the Peers register of interests with their WNC entry.

JG/AG

Ongoing

AP3

LB to contact all absent Commissioners to update their interests via email.

LB

Actioned

AP4

WNC to contact Miranda to explore gender implications of psychometric testing.

PT/SD

Ongoing

AP5

JG to discuss WNC finance and need for an appropriate funding level with Jonathan Rees (GEO).

JG

Actioned

AP6

All Commissioners to send comments and changes on the financial bid and business plan to DB ASAP.

Commissioners

None Received

AP7

LB to pass details of the Dods database to other WNC staff.

LB

Actioned

AP8

Directorate to consider how the new website can be used to advertise all areas of work.

Directorate

Ongoing

AP9

All Commissioners to consider which areas of their work will require regular publicity and to draft appropriate introductory text for the new website.

Commissioners

Ongoing

AP10

Directorate to generate more detailed proposals for non-core areas of business plan.

Directorate

Actioned

AP11

LB to pass list of desirable equipment requested from GEO to JG.

LB

Actioned

AP12

Directorate to arrange a post-CSW meeting

Actioned

AP13

DB to contact the 51 NGO attendees to identify potential improvements for the future.

DB

Actioned

AP14

Daisy to forward VAW sections of CEDAW to LK for comment.

DS

Actioned

AP15

Directorate to approach EHRC for comment on human rights areas.

DS

Actioned

AP16

Directorate to contact Bronagh to discuss International Strategy and 1325.

DB/DS/SD

Ongoing

AP17

Board to examine new WNC website and email LB with any problems.

Commissioners

No issues raised

AP18

LB to invite ODI/Eq2025 to next meeting.

LB

Actioned

AP19

DB to manage an online consultation on widowhood and approach Margaret Owen for questions.

DB

To be progressed

AP20

PT/EB to identify VAW WG attendees and e-network members who are not already Partners. The list to be sent to LK.

PT/EB

Ongoing

AP21

PT/EB to send a copy of Yakin Erturk's recent UN report to Commissioners.

PT/EB

Actioned