VAWG and Safeguarding Team

Head of Violence Against Women and Girls and Safeguarding, Megan Stevens

Megan led on the development of the South Wales Collaborative VAWG Action plan, which identifies deliverable actions under ‘Prepare, Protect, Pursue and Prevent’ headings, and drives forward delivery, working closely in partnership with essential stakeholders, maintaining positive relationships and shared vision.

She leads on policy development and oversees the VAWG budget, in order to progress ambitious, innovative and needs led service provision and responses for victims and children affected by VAWG, and has a particular interest in opportunities for behaviour change in perpetrators, with a focus on prevention and early intervention to address the root causes.

Megan supports the VAWDASV Blueprint on behalf of South Wales OPCC, ensuring a clear understanding of current climate and emerging issues in the VAWG space and will make cross cutting links with police and other OPCCs to ensure alignment when tackling VAWG.

1x Policy Officer – Violence Against Women and Girls and Safeguarding

The Policy Officer holds specific responsibility for overseeing work relating to stalking, domestic abuse, and perpetrators of VAWG. This includes developing and supporting a coordinated multi‑agency response to stalking, strengthening victim safety, and identifying effective interventions to challenge and reduce harmful behaviours. A central aspect of the role involves collaborating across partner agencies to enhance service delivery and ensure that victims receive consistent, high‑quality support. The Policy Officer contributes to several regional VAWG groups and represents the Police and Crime Commissioner at national forums helping to share learning, emerging evidence, and best practice. They also manage the distribution of funding across a range of organisations, actively seeking feedback from delivery partners and engaging with victims and survivors to ensure their experiences meaningfully influence service development and improvement.  

1x Project and Policy Support Officer – Violence Against Women and Girls and Safeguarding

The Project and Policy Support Officer is the newest member of the team and has a particular focus on Online Harm and Safety, including harms such as cyber-dependent and cyber-enabled abuse, fraud, radicalisation, and misinformation/disinformation. The Project and Policy Support Officer works collaboratively with partners to develop an awareness of online harm and underpinning legislation in order to share information with policing, professionals, and the communities of South Wales, with the overall aim of informing on how you can safeguard yourself online. They also support the various services funded by the Police and Crime Commissioner that engage with vulnerable people including children and young people, women and girls, boys and young men, and people from marginalised groups who are victims, or at risk of online harm to receive specialist training on these key topics.