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06.02.2025 / News / Solace

Statement on Solace Women’s Aid dispute

UVW members from Solace Women’s Aid met with council officials and representatives from the Mayor’s office to discuss the redundancies being proposed by Solace and the impact on victim/survivors in Tower Hamlets.

The council shared the concerns expressed by UVW members and pledged to raise these concerns with Solace. The council confirmed they commission Solace to provide domestic violence support and it is not acceptable that a situation has been allowed to develop which will see this vital service disrupted.

The council also confirmed it has not cut funding and therefore not behind the redundancies being proposed by Solace, and that this instead appears to be a result of mismanagement by Solace.

UVW members remain resolute. They are on the frontlines at Solace Women’s Aid and they know better than anyone what will happen if their team is cut by a third—they know the lives that will be affected, the women and families who will fall through the cracks.

UVW urges Solace to pause the redundancy process to allow for discussions to take place between the council, UVW, its members and Solace to find a resolution to ensure; domestic violence services in Tower Hamlets are not reduced, jobs are not lost, permanent contracts are issued and UVW is recognised as the union of choice.

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