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Material relating to Welsh Women's Aid annual reviews, 1997-2003.

Welsh Women's Aid staff work reports, 1984-2000, with related papers.

Reports and statistics - other than annual reports, annual reviews and staff work reports - relating to Welsh Women's Aid, including inter-regional reports and reports to the then Welsh Office in Cardiff.

Material relating to health and wellbeing, which includes Welsh Women's Aid's response to draft papers on health and wellbeing issued by the National Assembly for Wales; and material addressing mental health issues, particularly as they impact women.

Welsh Women's Aid's responses to draft papers produced March 2000 and [2002] by the National Assembly for Wales titled, respectively, 'Promoting Health and Wellbeing: A Consultation Document' and 'Well Being in Wales'. Welsh Women's Aid's responses seek to add to and amend information given in the draft papers by detailing the health needs of women and children in Wales who experience domestic abuse.

Material relating to mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, addiction and eating disorders, particularly as they impact women; together with a copy of the Mental Health Foundation Annual Report 1994, photocopied information and guidelines from printed sources

Material relating to welfare payments, housing and the community charge/poll tax, particularly in relation to women and children accessing Women's Aid services.

Printed information leaflets relating to financial assistance benefit payments, together with order forms for purchasing same.

Material relating to social and council housing and to housing legislation, particularly in the context of housing for women fleeing domestic abuse.

Material relating to the Community charge, commonly known as the Poll tax, particularly in relation to women accessing Women's Aid services.

External and internal correspondence, 1982-2004, relating to Welsh Women's Aid.

External correspondence to and from Welsh Women's Aid, 1983-2003, which includes letters sent between Welsh Women's Aid, the then Welsh Office in Cardiff and the fledgling National Assembly for Wales (see also Meetings: National Assembly for Wales).

* ONE ITEM EMBARGOED UNTIL 2075 ***

Internal correspondence, 1982-2004, between or within branches and regional sectors of Welsh Women's Aid.

** A SECTION OF MONTGOMERYSHIRE WOMEN'S AID AND ONE ITEM UNDER RADNORSHIRE WOMEN'S AID ARE CLOSED FOR 82 YEARS FROM DATE OF LAST ENTRY. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 EXEMPTION (SECTION 40) (PERSONAL INFORMATION). ***

Papers from the archives of Cardigan Women's Aid, Carmarthen Women's Aid, Montgomeryshire Women's Aid/Montgomeryshire Women's Centre and Radnorshire Women's Aid, all (excluding Montgomeryshire Women's Centre) being branches of Welsh Women's Aid.

Papers of Cardigan branch of Welsh Women's Aid, largely comprising correspondence and other material relating to the establishment of Cardigan Women's Aid refuge, together with records of branch meetings.

Papers of Carmarthen branch of Welsh Women's Aid, which include annual reports, 1987-1992; correspondence, some of which relates to funding applications; job advertisements and descriptions; and photocopied press cuttings.

A SECTION OF THIS ARCHIVE IS CLOSED FOR 82 YEARS FROM DATE OF LAST ENTRY. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 EXEMPTION (SECTION 40) (PERSONAL INFORMATION).

Papers of Montgomeryshire Women's Aid (which appears to have previously been known as North Powys Women's Aid, which then became Montgomeryshire Women's Aid, later renamed Montgomeryshire Women's Centre following the group's decision in 1996 to no longer be affiliated to Welsh Women's Aid), including records of Annual General Meetings, 1994-1995, and of other meetings; constitution of Montgomeryshire Women's Centre, dated 10 May 1995; correspondence, including in relation to a complaint against a Welsh Women's Aid fieldworker (embargoed); reports; and accounts.

ONE ITEM IS CLOSED FOR 82 YEARS FROM DATE OF LAST ENTRY. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 EXEMPTION (SECTION 40) (PERSONAL INFORMATION).

Papers of Radnorshire Women's Aid (which appears to have previously been known as South Powys Women's Aid - see letter dated 16 June 1989; there are also two (undated, but apparently earlier) letters headed 'Llandrindod & Builth Wells Women's Aid'), including Annual Reports, 1990-1996; correspondence relating to complaints made against Radnorshire Women's Aid and against one staff member in particular (embargoed); correspondence relating to funding and other matters; accounts and statistics; and records of meetings.

* ONE ITEM UNDER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE/VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN EMBARGOED UNTIL 2081 **

Papers donated by the Cardiff branch of Welsh Women's Aid. They include material relating to the constitution, corporate structure and service development of Welsh Women's Aid; reports and statistics, records of meetings and conference information; material relating to funding and fundraising, training and recruitment; and information, guidelines and discussion relating to issues affecting women and children, such as domestic violence, law and legislation and social welfare issues.

Note that not all material contained within this section may be directly related to the donor (Cardiff) branch.

Jane Hutt (b. 1949) was one of the founder members of Welsh Women's Aid and was appointed as coordinator of the group in January 1978. She is currently (September 2021) a Welsh Labour Party politician serving as Minister for Social Justice since 2021. In her capacity as Welsh Women's Aid co-ordinator, Jane Hutt is frequently referenced throughout this archive.

Material relating to the 'vision statement', 'mission statement' and 'organisational values' of Welsh Women's Aid.