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A consultation is under way aimed at gaining a wider understanding of how safe women and girls feel in the areas they live, work and socialise.
Last year Merseyside Police set out a strategy, which reaffirmed a commitment to keeping women and girls safe. In it they pledged to take action to:
- Engage and involve women and girls in their work to tackle violence and intimidation they face, help men understand the part they have to play in eliminating violence against women and girls, address feelings of safety
- Work with partners to ensure a co-ordinated and effective response to prevent and tackle violence against women and girls
- Improve the internal culture of their force to respond effectively to address sexism, misogyny and any breaches of the standard of professional behaviour.
The survey, which has been compiled in consultation with partners including Liverpool City Council, will further develop and build on the work to engage with women and girls to tackle violence against them.
It follows the launch of Mayor Joanne Anderson’s violence against women and girls strategy last month.