Essex MPs call for vulnerable young women priority in devolution

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 06:16 · Archive

Essex MPs are calling for vulnerable young women to be prioritised in devolution plans as the government funds domestic abuse support.

Pam Cox, Labour MP for Colchester, and Marie Goldman, Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford, have called for vulnerable young women and girls to be prioritised under devolution plans. The government has announced £4.45 million in funding to help domestic abuse survivors in Essex access support faster.

Criminal justice charity Advance brought together professionals from criminal justice, youth services and other sectors to discuss how devolution could improve outcomes for young women across Essex. The event was held at the County Hotel in Rainsford.

Marie Goldman said tackling violence against women and girls needed to be on the agenda and called the gathering 'the perfect chance to talk about how we can work together' in the context of devolution, with a new mayor of Essex and potentially new unitary councils on the horizon. She said it would be 'wrong to disengage' with the government's plans to transfer power to local authorities, describing the coming changes as bringing 'new challenges, but also many opportunities' to support young women and girls in schools and communities.

Essex MPs call for vulnerable young women priority in devolution — Image: Echo (Basildon)

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MPs call for vulnerable young women to be prioritised in devolution plansPam Cox, Labour MP for Colchester, and Marie Goldman, Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford, hosted an event in Chelmsford alongside a domestic abuse charityEcho (Basildon) · 29 Oct, 05:00
MPs call for vulnerable young women to be prioritised in devolution plansPam Cox, Labour MP for Colchester, and Marie Goldman, Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford, hosted an event in Chelmsford alongside a domestic abuse charityColchester Gazette · 29 Oct, 05:00
MPs call for vulnerable young women to be prioritised in devolution plansPam Cox, Labour MP for Colchester, and Marie Goldman, Lib Dem MP for Chelmsford, hosted an event in Chelmsford alongside a domestic abuse charityBrentwood Guardian · 29 Oct, 05:00

In this story: Pam Cox · Marie Goldman · Colchester · Chelmsford · Essex · Advance

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