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Fuel Poverty Research Network Autumn Meeting

10am – 4:30pm, 1st November, Media City

The second meeting of the Fuel Poverty Research Network (FPRN) is being held on 1st November. It is hosted by the Sustainable Housing and Urban Studies Unit (SHUSU), University of Salford on the University’s campus. The event will incorporate the autumn meeting of the Association of Local Energy Officers North West and include a presentation on their activities.

With the theme ‘Fuel Poverty: Telling the Story’ this interactive session will look at creative ways of understanding and sharing experiences of fuel poverty and learning from some inspiring projects from Greater Manchester and beyond. It is an opportunity to learn about new and creative ways of communicating research and maximising impact, and to be part of a growing network working on this important issue.

The day runs from 10am to 4:30pm and has presentations in the morning followed by an interactive session in the afternoon.

More information and registration at

http://www.fuelpovertyresearch.net/november2016/

Any questions, please contact Graeme at g.sherriff@salford.ac.uk

This is one of two linked events, exploring the meaning and impact of controlling and coercive behaviour. Sian Hawkins, the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager at Women’s Aid Federation England, will speak at this event.

The events will explore the new criminal offence of ‘controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate or familial relationship’ introduced by the Serious Crime Act 2015. They are aimed at survivors of domestic abuse, voluntary sector organisations in the Greater Manchester area whose work involves advising or supporting women experiencing domestic abuse, and local policy-makers. The first event will focus on the voices of survivors’ of domestic abuse, and this follow-on event will explore the ways in which the new offence could be used in practice to protect women from domestic abuse and prosecute perpetrators.

This event is aimed primarily at staff in third sector organisations in the Greater Manchester area whose work includes providing support, information, or advocacy to women who are experiencing, or who have experienced, domestic abuse. It will include a presentation which will explain the new legislation, and will aim to draw on participants’ own knowledge in exploring the legislation’s potential for improving criminal justice responses to domestic abuse.

The event will be chaired by Maureen O’Hara (m.ohara@salford.ac.uk), who will also present. It will explore the potential uses of the new legislation in the context of the patterns of coercive control identified in research, and in survivors’ accounts.

Related events:

Controlling and coercive behaviour:  Exploring the new law on domestic abuse (Part 1)

Date/Time
09 November 2016
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Location
Lecture Theatre 1, Chapman Building
University of Salford
Salford
M5 4BR

Register at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/controlling-and-coercive-behaviour-exploring-the-new-law-on-domestic-abuse-part-2-tickets-28505517771