Equally Safe Joint Strategic Board
Role of the group
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
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
- Gillian MacDonald, Assistant Chief Constable for Crime and Protection, Police Scotland
- Sandy Brindley, Chief Executive at Rape Crisis Scotland
- Emma Ritch, Executive Director at Engender
- Mhairi McGowan, Head of Service at ASSIST
- Dr Catherine Calderwood, 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
- Anne Marie Hicks, National Procurator Fiscal for Domestic Abuse at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service