Get the latest top news stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletterA policy which offers help to women who are victims of violence or coercive control is to be pioneered by West Lothian Council.The council’s Executive has agreed to adopt a Gender based violence (GBV) strategy for its own workforce at the same time as it carries out a consultation on how to ensure women’s safety in the wider community.Head of Corporate services Julie Whitelaw told the meeting: “The council recognises that as an employer it has a responsibility for the health, safety and welfare at work of employees.“It is committed to ensuring gender equality in the workplace and preventing violence against women.
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