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New Workplace Charter Awards Presented

6 Dec 2011

Young Voices speak out on Domestic Violence

At the Women's Aid Young Voices Play 'Family Portrait: Voice of a victim' which was performed at Garnerville Police Training College, Onus were  delighted to present new Workplace Charter Awards. Chief Constable Matt Baggott and Onus Chair Adeline Frew presented them to the following organisations :-

Ministry Of Defence Northern Ireland

 Matt Baggot Chief Constable PSNI presents Ministry of Defence Northern Ireland with their Bronze Workplace Charter Award

Northern Regional College

 

Colette Stewart Onus Business Manager presents Trevor Neilands Director of NRC with their Gold Workplace Charter Award

Probation Board Northern Ireland

 

Matt Baggott Chief Constable PSNI presents Geraldine O'Hare and Kerry Malone of PBNI with their Gold workplace Charter Award

 

Women's Aid ABCLN

Matt Baggott Chief Constable PSNI presents Women's Aid ABCLN with their Gold Workplace Charter Renewal

 

Dr Kidd & Dr Cosgrove receive their Bronze Workplace charter Award

 

  • Every minute in the UK, the Police receive a call from the public for assistance for domestic violence. This leads to police receiving an estimated 1,300 calls each day or over 570,000 each year. (Stanko, 2000).

  • On average, two women are killed every week by a current or former male partner

  • One incident of domestic abuse is reported to the police every minute

  • British Crime Survey - an estimated 12.9 million incidents of domestic violence acts (that constituted non-sexual threats or force) against women and 2.5 million against men in England and Wales in the year preceding interview (Walby & Allen, 2004)

  • According to the British Crime Survey, only 40.2% of actual domestic violence crime is reported to the Police (Dodd et al, July 2004)

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