The Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015: Implications for Sex Workers

Registration is required

Ysgol y Gyfraith Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law

From: 13 Jun 2019, 1 p.m.
To: 13 Jun 2019, 5:15 p.m.
Location: Richard Price Lecture Theatre

The Well-being of Future Generations Act 2015 demands that public bodies take into account the long-term impact of their decisions on the people of Wales to ensure their future well-being.

This half day conference hosted by the Consortium for Sexuality Studies at Swansea University focuses on the implications of the Act with regard to policy and practice for sex workers in Wales who can be vulnerable and/or hard to reach.

At the event we will consider the evidence base in Wales which highlights a raft of health and well-being issues for sex workers, and provide an overview of the partnership work in Wales striving to meet the wide ranging needs of sex workers.

The impetus and ambitions of the new legislation will be outlined and pressing issues for sex workers will be deliberated. Representatives from sex worker services will also draw on their experiences to shed light on the current level of service provision. In accordance with the Act, we are seeking to define ‘well-being goals’ for sex workers in Wales and identify pathways to achieving them.

Programme

1:00 Registration and coffee
1:20 Welcome – Professor Elwen Evans QC, Head of the Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law, Swansea University
1:30 Sex Work Research in Wales – Associate Prof. Debbie Jones, Swansea University
2:00 Overview of strategic partnership work in Wales – Nici Evans, Partnership Development Manager, Cardiff and Vale
2:30 The Wellbeing and Future Generations Act 2015 – Dr Gideon Calder, Swansea University
3:00 Q&A
3:15 Coffee
3:30 Safe Housing for Sex Workers? – Dr Jenny Hoolachan, Cardiff University
4:00 The Swan Project –Lynne Sanders, CEO Swansea Women’s Aid
4:30 Streetlife –Bernie Bowen-Thompson, CEO SaferWales,
5:00 Q&A
5:15 Close – Professor Tracey Sagar, Swansea University

This is a free event but places are limited. Book early to secure your place and we look forward to seeing you there!

Contact: Dean Richards (Email: solmarketing@swansea.ac.uk)

Website: http://bit.ly/SUIFSW19

Event created by: dean.richards