Women’s Safety Charter launched in Harlow
Crime / Sun 22nd Jun 2025 at 06:10am
ON FRIDAY, Harlow Council, in conjunction with the Safer Harlow Partnership and women’s safety consultant Karen Whybro, launched the Harlow Women’s Safety Charter at a launch event at Harlow Playhouse.
The Harlow Women’s Safety Charter brings together members of our community to deliver ‘safe spaces’ around the town, with trained staff members who cultivate a safe environment for all. It also works to encourage all of us as a community to think about our behaviours and work together to eliminate violence against women and girls.
The event was attended by Cabinet Portfolio Holder for Public Protection, Councillor Joel Charles, who also gave an introductory speech.
There will be more to follow on the Women’s Safety Charter over the coming weeks on the council’s social media channels, and it is encouraging local businesses and organisations to sign up to the charter. More information on the charter can be found here.
This is all part of Harlow Council’s mission to protect communities as they build Harlow’s future.
Lou-lou
2025-06-22 07:17:20
In Islam, female slaves were primarily acquired through war or purchase. They often served as domestic servants, but some were also used as concubines, meaning they were sexually available to their master but not considered his wife. A concubine's status could improve significantly if she bore her master's child, potentially leading to freedom for both her and the child.
David Forman
2025-06-22 22:50:39
Baroness Louse Casey's National Audit on Group-Based Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse heard evidence that only 37% of CSE cases had ethnicity data recorded. However, other serious case reviews reported concentrations of Asian men as perpetrators. Unfortunately, a lack of police case ethnicity data was used as a means of denial. Page 123 of Casey's Audit says: "We heard from police forces that local authorities would discourage them from publicising the successful conviction of perpetrators of group-based child sexual exploitation due to fears of raising tensions. Publicising successful prosecutions is a well-established method for police to encourage other victims to come forward, especially those that are historically under-reported like child sexual abuse and exploitation." Let's remember that many of those local authorities were run by Labour Party councillors.
Adrienne
2025-06-22 23:19:16
Ladies there is no future in keeping quiet.We need to be honest and strong for the vulnerable children that have been denied of their innocence. Being frightened by these people only adds to their egos and that in itself gives them more power. Don't let them win.Pull together.I don't believe for a second that we are not allowed to talk about this abomination.The moment you don't stand up for these children is another child that becomes a victim. I was a witness to a very brave lady this year who ignored a laughing crowd at a bus stop . And helped a man who was about to jump off a four storey carpark. I was across the road when I heard her. She had her child with her. I rushed over to support her.It takes alot of courage to stand up and do what she did. She was a shaking wreak.But still had the decency to go and find out if the man was ok. What a very brave lady. The message is you are allowed on this platform to air your voice. Never feel that you are not allowed to. Hugs xx
David Forman
2025-06-22 23:33:19
Sorry, my mistake it was page 125, not 123. An interesting point is if you word search the 197 page PDF of the national audit for the word 'Pakistani' it appears 45 times and 'Asian' appears 114 times in the report. On page 71 you will find that in the VKPP report examining police statistics for 2023 only 35% of cases involving child sexual abuse and exploitation had the ethnicity of victims recorded. Of those recorded, 87% of victims were white or white British. Anyhow, here is the link to Baroness Casey's national audit: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-audit-on-group-based-child-sexual-exploitation-and-abuse
Adrienne
2025-06-23 10:41:19
Thanks David I will try and read it through.hugs
Adrienne
2025-06-24 05:17:33
I did start to read that report.Umfortunately haven't read it all but as I started to read statistics, please correct me if I am wrong David. I got a little light bulb.. Could the statistics be unintentionally skewed. I am not saying they are just trying to get to the crux of the matter. For example,some areas in this country have more ethnic people in them.So the cases would potentially be higher than say a place of low ethnicity. Infact,my personal concern was the number of white ethnic people percentages. I was wondering whether that could be the reason??
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