{"id":12310,"date":"2019-04-30T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T00:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?page_id=12310"},"modified":"2025-10-14T12:36:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T11:36:11","slug":"law-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Law In The Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

Law in the making<\/h1>\n

Nobody understands the impact of domestic abuse better than survivors. As experts by their experience, their voices should be central in defining legislation and setting policies.<\/h2>\n

What is Law In The Making?<\/h2>\n

Law in the Making is an award winning project seeking to ensure survivors\u2019 voices are at the heart of policy decision-making. In 2019\/20, we worked with 20 survivors in a series of educational workshops on legislation and campaigning, and engagement sessions with MPs and Members of the House of Lords in relation to the Domestic abuse bill.<\/p>\n

On 23rd<\/sup>\u00a0October 2019 a group of survivors from the Law In The Making project delivered their priorities for a domestic abuse bill to MPs at an event in parliament. The experts by experience briefing was developed over nine months as part of a ground breaking project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, to ensure that survivors\u2019 voices are at the heart of policy decision-making. At the event, members of the group spoke alongside parliamentarians, and were joined by the Designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs.<\/p>\n


\nDownload Law in the Making briefing (PDF)
\n<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not want to see more women and children go through what we did, and our experiences have given us expertise in knowing what needs to change and our voices need to be heard\u201d.<\/p>\n

A survivor of domestic abuse who is part of the Law in the Making project<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This group of experts by experience continue to advocate for the recommendations put forward in their briefing, and are working closely with Women\u2019s Aid in their lobbying work as domestic abuse bill continues its journey through parliament and into law.<\/p>\n

Our Approach<\/h2>\n

Read more about our approach to the project in Women\u2019s Aid SAFE Journal Issue 69 (page 22), and our\u00a0blog for Nesta\u2019s pioneering democracy series<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We were delighted to be awarded\u00a0Nesta\u2019s Pioneering Democracy award<\/a>, and shortlisted for the\u00a0Sheila McKechnie National Campaigner Awards<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Amplifying Unheard Voices category \u2013 for the Law in the Making project.<\/p>\n

We are committed to embedding this approach to meaningful survivor engagement in all areas of our policy and campaign work.<\/p>\n

This project is funded by the Legal Education Foundation, until May 2020, and Women\u2019s Aid is seeking further funding.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Law in the making Nobody understands the impact of domestic abuse better than survivors. As experts by their experience, their voices should be central in defining legislation and setting policies. What is Law In The Making? Law in the Making is an award winning project seeking to ensure survivors\u2019 voices are at the heart of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":881,"featured_media":12999,"parent":7051,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","inline_featured_image":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12310","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLaw In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Law In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Women\u2019s Aid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-14T11:36:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Law-In-The-Making-1-FB.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1201\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"631\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/\",\"name\":\"Law In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-04-30T00:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-14T11:36:11+00:00\",\"description\":\"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png\",\"width\":532,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Nobody understands domestic abuse better than survivors. As experts by our experience, our voices must be central in creating new laws.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Get involved\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Campaign\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"Law In The Making\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/\",\"name\":\"Women\u2019s Aid\",\"description\":\"Until Women and Children are Safe\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Women\u2019s Aid\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WA-Logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WA-Logo.svg\",\"width\":365,\"height\":86,\"caption\":\"Women\u2019s Aid\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Law In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid","description":"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Law In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid","og_description":"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.","og_url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/","og_site_name":"Women\u2019s Aid","article_modified_time":"2025-10-14T11:36:11+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1201,"height":631,"url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Law-In-The-Making-1-FB.png","type":"image\/png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/","url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/","name":"Law In The Making - Women\u2019s Aid","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png","datePublished":"2019-04-30T00:00:22+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-14T11:36:11+00:00","description":"Law in the Making is a project, led by Women\u2019s Aid, which gives survivors the tools and opportunities to develop their priorities for a domestic abuse bill.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png","width":532,"height":600,"caption":"Nobody understands domestic abuse better than survivors. As experts by our experience, our voices must be central in creating new laws."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/law-in-the-making\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Get involved","item":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Campaign","item":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/get-involved\/campaign\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Law In The Making"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#website","url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/","name":"Women\u2019s Aid","description":"Until Women and Children are Safe","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#organization","name":"Women\u2019s Aid","url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WA-Logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WA-Logo.svg","width":365,"height":86,"caption":"Women\u2019s Aid"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png","featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Featured-image-e1708516035679.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/881"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12310"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12310\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/womensaid.org.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}