NFWI has now released the shortlisted resolutions for 2023-24 which were chosen by member and federation delegates at the Resolution Shortlist Selection meeting held earlier this month.
The shortlist has now been checked by the NFWI solicitors, and any changes in wording have been agreed with the WI proposers.
The shortlisted resolutions are now ready to be taken forward for further debate and selection by you, the members, supported by briefing materials and resources provided by NFWI. These will be available on MyWI from 2 November.
The shortlisted resolutions will be covered in more detail in the upcoming November issue of WI Life, which will also include the selection slip and selection instructions.
The four shortlisted resolutions are:
- Dental Health Matters
There is a chronic shortage of NHS Dentists and people are suffering health issues as a result. The NFWI calls on the Government to increase investment in the training and retention of dentists and to review the current inadequate NHS contracts in order to ensure everyone can access an NHS dentist wherever they live. - Impacts of poor housing conditions
Poor housing can have a deleterious effect on human health and wellbeing, safety and quality of life and can disproportionately affect the most vulnerable groups in society.
The NFWI calls on the UK Government to boost housing standards and regulations, increase funding for housing renovations, increase the supply of affordable and secure housing and strengthen collaboration with local authorities, housing associations and other relevant stakeholders to develop strategies that address local housing challenges. - Say ‘no’ to gambling advertising
Harm caused by excessive gambling is a global problem. Some countries are already addressing this by banning advertising. The NFWI calls on members, the government, regulators, the NHS, educationalists and gambling charities to work together towards achieving a complete ban on gambling advertising. This will reduce gambling harm, save the NHS money, protect family relationships and decrease the number of suicides, around 400 per annum at present. - Improving Outcomes for Women in the Criminal Justice System
There is an urgent need to radically reform decision making in respect of women in the criminal justice system and in particular, pregnant women and women with children. We urge cross government collaboration to the deliver on the 2018 female offender strategy by setting goals, robust governance and performance measures to reduce the number of women who have committed non-violent offences from being imprisoned.
Watch your letterbox for WI Life! All WI Secretaries will also be receiving an explanatory letter from CFWI regarding the selection process; this will be included in the mailing due to go out at the end of this month.
You may be interested in having a look at the Resolutions Process Timetable – this explains what happens at every stage, and how a resolution goes from being submitted by a WI to being voted on at the NFWI Annual Meeting.
Providing the issue falls within the WI’s charitable objects, WIs are welcome to take forward their own resolutions. If your WI would like to submit a resolution, your first step should be to have a conversation with our CFWI Federation Resolutions Adviser, Carol Matta, whose contact details are in the CFWI Yearbook.