Local MP addresses Stevenage World Forum seminar on domestic violence
A seminar held at North Hertfordshire College in Stevenage focused on the hard problem of domestic violence, under the title of “Stop the Violence against Women”.
Stephen McPartland, Member of Parliament for Stevenage, spoke at the event to an audience which included representatives from a range of different local and regional organisations. Stephen highlighted the Government’s commitment to finding solutions, including the current consultation process about whether the current definition of domestic violence should be widened. Examples discussed were abuse taking place within the teenage gang culture, while other speakers spoke of work regionally and internationally.
The seminar was held by Stevenage World Forum and Inner Wheel to mark International Women’s Day.