Basingstoke and Deane White Ribbon accreditation

Work to end violence against women and girls, by engaging men and boys to make a stand, has led to us being accredited by White Ribbon UK.

We have developed a comprehensive three-year action plan to change the attitudes and cultures that lead to abuse and violence and to promote gender equality.

Actions already underway include revising and developing the domestic abuse policy for employees, encouraging ambassadors and champions to share the message in the workplace and beyond, and raising awareness in the local community. Implementing this action plan will lead to sustainable and wide-reaching change, improving outcomes for those affected now and in the future.

View a summary of the action plan for 2022 to 2025.

White Ribbon is a global campaign that encourages people, and especially men and boys, to act and change the behaviour and culture that leads to abuse and violence individually and collectively. To wear a white ribbon is to promise to never to commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women.

Contact the White Ribbon co-ordinator by emailing whiteribbon@basingstoke.gov.uk should you require further information around our White Ribbon accreditation.

For information about the White Ribbon organisation visit the White Ribbon website.

Find out more about support around domestic abuse or violence in Basingstoke.