LimeCulture is excited to be developing sector guidance for Sexual Violence (and Misconduct) Liaison Officers and we want your input!
The SVLO (SVMLO in Scotland) role was developed and piloted in 2016, coinciding with the Universities UK Changing the Culture report. Since then, LimeCulture has trained over 500 SVLOs from around 75 different organisations, mainly Higher Education Institutions, and the role and model are now considered essential to education institutions’ approach to sexual violence and misconduct.
The SVLO role and model have evolved and matured over the past seven years and, in response to requests from university stakeholders, LimeCulture is now developing guidance on the SVLO role and model to further support the implementation and delivery of SVLO services across UK universities.
The guidance will aim to bolster the confidence and competence of the professionals working to prevent and respond to sexual violence/misconduct, and support the SVLO model to be even more effectively embedded within and across institutions.
Share your experience
We hugely value the expertise that exists within the sector, and we want to develop guidance that works for you so – we need to hear from you!
We are particularly keen to seek representation from a range of different model types, so whether you’re working in an innovative or novel way, or whether you take a more traditional approach, we would like for you to engage and share your thoughts.
We will be running 4 focus groups throughout August for different stakeholders involved in responding to sexual misconduct in the university setting to capture a broad range of views and experiences:
Focus Group 1 – Thursday 10 August, 2pm to 4pm
- For current, trained SVLOs/SVMLOs working in the role supporting those affected by sexual violence/misconduct in a university/Students’ Union setting.
Focus Group 2 – Monday 21 August, 10am to 12pm
- For current SVLO/SVMLO Leads/Managers who oversee SVLOs within your services (i.e. those responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the SVLO work specifically).
Focus Group 3 – Friday 25 August, 10am to 12pm
- For current, trained SVLOs/SVMLOs working in the role supporting those affected by sexual violence/misconduct in a university/Students’ Union setting.
Focus Group 4 – Wednesday 30 August, 9.30am to 11.30am
- For Heads/Directors of Services including SVLOs, for instances Heads of Wellbeing Services / Directors of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (i.e. those responsible for overseeing the strategic direction of the SVLO model within a broader context).
All focus groups will take place online, via Zoom.
To participate, contact us at universities@limeculture.co.uk noting which focus group you’d like to join.
With consent, we will cite all collaborators in the publication of the guidance.
If you are unable to attend any of the focus groups but would still like to contribute to the guidance, please contact Harriet Smailes, LimeCulture’s Universities’ Lead, at harriet.smailes@limeculture.co.uk.