News
Read the latest news from our campaign.
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Congratulations Nottingham!
Safe Space Pledge and night-time VAWG work is highlighted by assessors as ‘national best practice’ as Nottingham awarded Purple Flag.
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SASVAW 2024
5 - 11 February is sexual abuse and sexual violence awareness week. Join us in sharing information about consent and healthy relationships
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EducAid and the A-Z of Consent for children in Sierra Leone
EducAid - Sierra Leone uses the A-Z of Consent to help children and young people learn about body autonomy and their right to safety.
Read more!['What we've been up to' written in white on a grey background, with a pink loudhailer and the Consent Coalition logo underneath.](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/title-photo.png)
Find out what we’ve been up to since the launch of the new A-Z
From meeting MPs to talking on the radio, we have not stopped since the launch of the new A-Z. Here are some of our highlights.
Read more![Photo of Police & Crime Commissioner Henry, ISVA & SSS Manager and the Attorney General holding up cards from the A-Z of Consent](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gemma-opcc-attorney-general-for-front-post.jpg)
Attorney General Meets ISVAs
Hard-working ISVA team are described as a 'Leading Light' in their work supporting survivors accessing the justice system.
Read more![Photo of two trams next to each other, one wrapped in the original A-Z of Consent, with the other wrapped in the new Night-TIme A-Z of Consent](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tram-for-blog.jpg)
NET joins the Consent Coalition
Following the launch of the new tram, NET becomes the first transport operator in Nottingham to join the Consent Coalition
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Night-Time A-Z of Consent Arrives in Nottingham
The Nottingham Consent Coalition launches their new A-Z of Consent focusing on consent issues likely to be seen in the night-time.
Read more![Image of the full A-Z of consent for the special edition night-time version](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/front-for-new-a-z.png)
‘Unashamedly edgy’ sexual consent campaign unveiled
Spiking someone's drink is as serious as stabbing someone - warns a hard-hitting new campaign about sexual consent
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Safe Space Pledge wins national award
It is the first time in the UK that a city has included a pledge to protect women and girls as part of the Best Bar None scheme.
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Your Journey now available in 5 additional languages
Our 'Your Journey' guide is made more accessible after being translated into Arabic, Farsi, Polish, Romanian and Urdu.
Read more![Nottingham Police and Crime Commissioner Caroline Henry, with representatives from the police, fire service,Nottingham City Council and the Consent Coalition stood in front of a fire engine wrapped in the Safe Space Pledge](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fire-engine-photo-to-use.jpg)
Safe Space scheme expands to city’s streets
Nottingham is the first UK city to include a pledge to protect women and girls as part of the Best Bar None accreditation scheme.
Read more![Photo of a fire engine and a community fire vehicle wrapped in the 'Safe Space Pledge' in front of the Nottingham Council House, Old Market Square](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/fire-engine-photo.jpg)
Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service join the Coalition
Nottingham Fire and Rescue Service makes a bold statement with two vehicles wrapped in the 'Safe Space Pledge' at the start of Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week
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We are Adverta ‘Winners of the Year’
The Consent Coalition A-Z of Consent buses and tram gets prestigious Adverta 'Winner of the Year 2022' accolade
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It’s all About Consent at the Student Village
The coalition takes time to meet with students, while our work and messages feature in the 'Welcome to Nottingham' guide.
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NTU Launches Second Year of Consent Workshops
The mandatory programme for first year students helps them learn about giving and receiving consent and increases confidence in signposting to support.
Read more![Image of three speech bubbles talking to each other, accompanied with the text Crown Prosecution Service present their RASSO Conference with partners from Nottinghamshire Police, Nottingham ISVA & CHISVA Services](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/rasso-conference.png)
Partnership working at the CPS RASSO National Conference
Members of the Consent Coalition talk about our multi-disciplinary view and showcase some of the innovative ways we work together.
Read more![Photo of the bus and tram Wrapped in A-Z Campaign](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/bus-tram.jpg)
The A-Z of Consent Arrives in Nottingham
Nottingham drives conversations on consent by putting the A-Z on a bus and tram.
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Consent Coalition and It’s in Nottingham launch ‘Safe Space Pledge’
Nottingham has launched its Safe Space Pledge to help improve the safety of women and girls in the night time economy.
Read more![Logos of new Consent Coalition Supporters: The Violence Reduction Unit, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, The Health Shop and Broxtowe Women's Project](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/new-members.png)
We have some great news to share…
Let us introduce you to the latest members of the Consent Coalition...
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Hugging? Ask First-Don’t Assume
After a year of social distancing, Notts SVSS look at how we can talk about hugging, contact and consent...
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NTU Celebrates Sexual Violence Awareness Week
NTU celebrates a year of successes as they mark Sexual Violence and Sexual Abuse Awareness Week with NTU Students Union.
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Fantastic Response to our Consent Survey
Our survey which looked at a range of issues that might affect a person’s knowledge on consent has closed today after receiving over 2,700 responses.
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Consent Coalition highlighted in RASSO 5-year plan
The Nottingham SVAN (group of organisations behind the Consent Coalition) has been mentioned in the RASSO 5-year plan as 'a model to combat sexual violence.’
Read more![Members of the Consent Coalition pictured with Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions](https://nottssvss.org.uk/consent-coalition/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/image-13.png)
The Consent Coalition meets the DPP
Today members of the Consent Coalition met with Max Hill QC, Director of Public Prosecutions to tell him about the benefits of partnership working.
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Consent Coalition Launches in Nottingham
This Sexual Violence Awareness Week, Nottingham launches the Consent Coalition and asks ‘are you clued up on consent?’
Read moreThe Consent Coalition stands together to say that Nottingham does not tolerate any form of sexual violence.