CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN CAMPAIGNING, COLLABORATION AND DEVELOPMENT Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards
Suzy Lamplugh Trust won in three categories at the Markel 3rd Sector Care Awards 2019: Campaigning for Change, Collaboration and Contribution to Sector Development. Here, we find out more about the charity.
Suzy Lamplugh Trust is the UK’s pioneering personal safety charity and leading stalking authority. Our vision is a society in which people are safer and feel safer from stalking, violence and aggression, so they can live life to the full. Our expertise covers frontline advocacy, policy, research and political and media engagement. Our experience of providing support and advocacy to victims of stalking has given us an in-depth understanding of the dangers and harms posed to them, and the long-term trauma they often face. We work closely with the senior police officers who have responsibility for stalking and harassment and have a broad base of knowledge across the public and voluntary sectors, as well as strong and effective working relationships with key sector stakeholders.
OUR ROOTS The Trust was founded in 1986 by Diana and Paul Lamplugh following the disappearance and, later, presumed murder of their daughter, Suzy. At the time, very little research had been done into personal safety and the term was rarely used. 46
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Paul and Diana became the foremost experts on personal safety and Diana travelled throughout the UK raising awareness of the subject. Diana and Paul were both awarded OBEs for their work for the charity. In 2006, they were jointly awarded the Beacon Prize for Leadership for their work in raising awareness of personal safety and addressing the causes of and solutions to violence and aggression in society. The Trust exists to continue their work and ensure that no other family has to go through the Lamplugh family’s awful experience of losing a loved one. Our work always prioritises supporting victims and ensuring that their voices are heard.
WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED The positive outcomes achieved by the Trust include contributing to the passage of legislation; providing support and advocacy to victims; producing innovative research; managing a programme to prevent stalking reoffending; providing co-ordination and support within the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) sector; running the National Stalking Helpline; and building links outside this sector to raise awareness of the impacts
