Womens Aid

Lobbying Organisation Womens Aid

Date published 15 Sep, 2023

Relevant Matter Public policy or programme

Public Policy Area Justice and Equality

Period 1 May, 2023 to 31 Aug, 2023

Specific Details Women's Aid invitations to join Research Advisory Groups

Intended results That a representative from the invited department would join the Advisory group to share their expertise and knowledge

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Sarah Benson, CEO, Women's Aid

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) No

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? No

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Email (2-5)

Email invitation shared on 03/05/2023 to Anne Rabbitte requesting a department representative to join the Advisory group for the Disabled Women and Intimate Partner Violence Research project.

Email (2-5)

Email invitation shared on 17/04/2023 to Oonagh McPhillips requesting a department representative to join the Advisory group for the Family Law Research Project.

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Anne Rabbitte Minister of State (Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth)

Oonagh McPhillips Secretary General (Department of Justice)