Equally Safe Joint Strategic Board

Overview

Before March 2019 this group was called 'Violence Against Women Joint Strategic Board'.

The Board's remit is to:

• to oversee delivery of the Equally Safe strategy, monitor progress and identify and (where necessary) intervene in emerging issues
• to receive progress reports from each of the Equally Safe workstreams and oversee the delivery of their objectives
• as the workstreams progress, to identify current and emerging issues, and direct the workstreams to focus their attention on particular issues that arise
• to promote Equally Safe priorities and any associated outcomes relating to the strategy and the four workstreams within the organisation and/or sector they represent

To mark the first meeting of the JSB in November 2015 the First Minister recorded a message of support. We produced a summary of the main points of her message.

Related groups

• Equally Safe Workstreams

Members

Joint Chairs

• Christina McKelvie MSP, Minister for Older People and Equalities
• Councillor Kelly Parry, Spokesperson for Community Wellbeing, COSLA

Members

• Dr Marsha Scott, Chief Executive at Scottish Women’s Aid
• Samantha McCluskey, Detective Chief Superintendent at Police Scotland
• Sandy Brindley, Chief Executive at Rape Crisis Scotland
• Emma Ritch, Executive Director at Engender
• Mhairi McGowan, Head of Service at ASSIST
• Dr Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government
• Karyn McCluskey, Chief Executive at Community Justice Scotland
• Neil Rennick, Director of Justice, Scottish Government
• Iona Colvin, Chief Social Work Advisor, Scottish Government
• Moira Price, National Procurator Fiscal for Domestic Abuse at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

 

Documents

• Equally Safe: Scotland's strategy to eradicate violence against women