Oxford Belfry Hotel
Friday, March 27th
9:00 AM to 4:30 PM

To book, e-mail Gwen Devine at gdevine@oxford.gov.uk or call 01865 252304

Aims & Objectives
• To raise awareness of domestic abuse within LGBT relationships
• To raise awareness of risks and prevalence of sexual violence in the LGBT community
• To explore issues facing younger and older members of the LGBT community
• To improve response and support for those experiencing domestic or sexual violence
• To improve confidence in reporting
• To explore issues facing BME groups within the LGBT community

Agenda
9:00 Arrival and booking in. Tea & coffee
9:30 Welcome & Housekeeping
9:35 Opening
9:45 Presentation: Overview of domestic & sexual abuse issues facing the LGBT community –
Broken Rainbow
10:10 Presentation: Local good practise and ways forward – Brighton DA Co-ordinator
10:30 Panel – Questions & Answers
10:40 Break – tea & coffee
11:00 Workshop 1 – see below
11:55 Workshop 2 – see below
12:45 Lunch – hot & cold
13:30 Visual Presentation – Survivors Story
13:45 Workshop 3 – see below
14:40 Workshop 4 – see below
15:30 Break – tea & coffee
15:45 Actions, wishes & barriers
16:15 Closing

Workshops. Each person may attend 4 workshops. Please put your preference, numbered 1 to 5, 1 being most preferred and 5 least preferred, on the booking form.

1. Thames Valley Police:
Reporting LGBT crimes. To explore how to improve confidence and ability to report domestic & sexual violence crimes

2. Broken Rainbow:
Developing Services. To identify available services and support. Identify gaps and highlight good practice

3. Forced Marriage Unit & Karma Nirvana:
BME & Forced Marriage. To consider the additional issues faced by BME LGBT communities

4. Swindon Survivors:
Sexual Violence & Risk Behaviour. Sexual behaviour and practice, consent, risk factors and indicators

5. Stonewall:
Domestic & Sexual Violence issues for younger & older LGBT. To explore the issues and difficulties for young and older people