| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, reports, financial papers, agendas, annual reports, project proposal and file sheet relating to the Fawcett Society's Commission on Women and the Criminal Justice System. Nature of support: Barrow Cadbury Trust. Applicant overview: In 2002 the Fawcett Society proposed to establish a one-year Commission on Gender and Justice. The Commission was established in response to an increase in women entering the criminal justice system and the under-representation of women as decision makers in the criminal justice system. Vera Baird QC MP acted as chair of the Commission, running a series of seminars, on-line discussions and public hearings. Pressure by the Commission led government to test a scheme offering alternatives to custodial sentences for women offenders. Nature of support: In 2006 the Trust approved a grant of £15,000 towards a campaign to encourage alternatives to custody for women offenders plus £50,000 to follow up work by the Commission by scoping a new project to examine the access of women to justice as a whole. Minutes: T06/07-4, T08/09-6. Notes: Copy minutes are not included through minutes are referenced in the files sheet. Files organised by subject. Files not numbered. |