tTo commemorate International Women's Day, The independent is bringing together a panel of experts to discuss how UK police forces are tackling violence against women and attempting to eradicate institutionalized sexism.
Three years after the kidnapping and murder of Sarah Everard by Metropolitan Police officer Wayne Couzens, the panel will explore what, if anything, has changed in Britain's police force and discuss what work still needs to be done.
Hosted by The independentAmy-Clare Martin, Crime Correspondent Our panel includes Dr Jessica Taylor, Chartered Psychologist and Director of VictimFocus.
VictimFocus works with law enforcement and victim services to improve services, resources, advice, support and training for professionals working with victims and witnesses of crime.
Our second panelist is also a strong supporter of women's rights. Harriet Johnson, a solicitor at Doughty Street Chambers, is a founding member of Women in Criminal Law, a trustee of the Women in Prison charity and often acts on behalf of women against public authorities.
Harriet is currently being instructed by the Center for Women's Justice in her application for a judicial review of the Home Secretary's decision-making in relation to the Angiolini inquiry into Metropolitan police officer Wayne Couzens and the murder of Sarah Everard.
Also attending the event will be Ellen Miller, interim chief executive of leading domestic abuse charity Refuge.
Ellen joined Refuge in 2023 from another domestic abuse-focused charity, SafeLives, and was Director of Victim Support and CEO of Empowerment.
The event will be held on Zoom and will last one hour. It will take place on Friday, March 8 and will begin at 6:30 p.m. GMT.
Once registered you will be able to ask questions to the panel.
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