Thousands of DA victims lose help after legal aid cuts
An estimated 34,000 domestic abuse survivors have been denied support in seeking protection orders in the decade since legal aid was scaled back, acco ...
- Thousands of DA victims lose help after legal aid cuts
- Scottish defence lawyers go on DA strike in fees dispute
- Faster Clare’s Law disclosure proposed
- Police watchdog identifies DA weakness in Kent
- CPS amends approach to prosecuting DA cases
- CWJ calls for reforms to end ‘unjust criminalisation’ of DV victims
- Government launches plan to combat DA
- Police officers accused of DA keep their jobs
- Family courts pilot scheme to better support DA victims
- Victims poorly served by justice system changes, says chief constable
- NI makes coercive control criminal offence
- Abuser’s sentence increased
- International: professional cyclist sentenced for DA
- Child protection referrals are tip of DA iceberg, says NSPCC
- Survey reveals extent grown-up children abuse their parents
- Report calls for online DA courts in Scotland
- NHS to boost support for abuse survivors in England
- Government increases support for DA victims
- INTERNATIONAL: rise in Ireland’s domestic abuse cases
- DV victims given more time to report assaults
- Demand for Refuge’s service stays high as tech abuse increases
- DA work recognised in honours list
- Pope calls domestic violence almost satanic
- DA in line to be treated as seriously as knife crime
- NCDV’s fresh drive to combat hidden domestic abuse
- Met arrest 1,500-plus in crackdown on DA and violence
- Project Shield speeds up police response to NMOs
- Jacobs acts to end postcode lottery of domestic abuse services
- Campaign for NCDV wins awards for ad agency
- Top ten devices used by abusers revealed
- Refuge marks 50th anniversary by highlighting tech abuse
- Police-NHS scheme helps 1,000-plus DA victims
- International: perpetrator charity censured for losing counselling session videos
- Police to review DA allegations involving serving officers
- Jacobs speaks out against DA by police officers
- Massive increase in DA cases being dropped
- Scottish DA cases ‘top 1m’
- Child-on-parent violence rises in Wales
- Police inspectorate calls for greater priority on tackling violence against women
- Domestic murders remain entrenched problem
- DA charges in Scotland at five-year high
- Pilot bodycam scheme for DA victims launched
- International: company’s ‘DA spyware’ banned
- Perpetrator work to benefit from government cash
- Thousands of police to be trained to spot ‘subtle’ DA
- Clothing stolen twice from DA charity shop
- Ireland: surge in older men seeking DA support
- Euro 2020 caused spike in DA cases
- Court retraumatises DA victims, report finds
- Study reveals creative ways to support DA victims in Covid times
- Wiltshire scheme focuses on altering abuser’s behaviour
- Rise in DA in Scotland after legislation
- Calls to Respect rise in lockdowns
- Police chief says officers accused of DA must face investigation
- Police officer awarded for her domestic abuse work
- DA work earns superintendent QPM
- Dozens helped in new police DA project
- Domestic Abuse Bill becomes law
- Social workers given updated DA guidance
- Two banks extend help to DA survivors
- Coercive control should be prioritised in DA cases, says appeal court
- More legal protection for DA victims in Scotland
- Lockdowns bring sustained rise in use of Refuge’s helpline
- Positives emerge from pandemic, says SafeLives’ Jacob
- Amended Domestic Abuse Bill goes back to the Lords
- London’s DA offenders to be tagged
- Government pledges more cash to tackle DA
- Chief inspector recounts her time as DA victim
- Refuge names new CEO
- DA survivors ‘dropping charges as court delays lengthen’
- Government promises £184m to help DA victims during pandemic
- The figures behind more calls to helplines during pandemic
- Sharp rise in contacts to NSPCC about children living in violent homes
- Home Office to reform bail conditions to protect DV victims
- Non-fatal strangulation ‘to become criminal offence’
- Government drive to bolster workplace support for DA victims
- Pharmacies to be place of help for DA victims
- Women’s Aid new CEO named
- Northern Ireland’s DA Bill delayed due to cost fears
- Legal aid extended to DA victims with ‘trapped capital’
- Two police forces employ technology to help DV victims
- DA helpline took centre stage on Google
- International: DA victim given ex-partner’s job
- Police chiefs urge DA victims to seek help during lockdown
- Government boosts funding for DA support in England and Wales
- Scotland’s MPs seek views on emergency barring orders
- SmartWater protects DA victims in South Yorkshire
- Horley reflects on 40 years of changed attitudes
- Survey reveals extent of economic abuse
- DA-related calls to NSPCC helpline up almost half
- Government provides more DA support
- Court backlog ‘puts extra pressure on DA victims’
- Two honoured for domestic abuse work
- Camilla highlights help available for DA victims
- Hestia launches DA advice service for businesses
- Police force in push for reporting of suspected DA
- Domestic abuse cases at record levels in Scotland and NI
- Domestic abusers exempted from eviction protection
- More companies help employees suffering DA
- Horley steps down from Refuge
- Boxing champ fined for ‘DA’ social media post
- Overhaul planned for family courts to protect DA survivors
- Domestic Abuse Bill moves to Lords
- Police force to recruit vulnerability coordinators to tackle DV
- Clare’s Law initiator Michael Brown dies
- Lockdown easing brings surge in demand for Refuge’s help
- International: Chinese city launches version of Clare’s Law
- North Wales moves to online DVPOs applications
- DA calls to NSPCC at record levels
- ‘Rough sex’ defence to be outlawed in DA Bill
- Scores of DA groups to receive government funding
- NCDV launch ‘Abusers Always Work From Home” campaign
- Government cash to help DA victims
- Cash help for child victims of DA from government
- Lockdown will have ‘devastating consequences for generation’ unless DA tackled
- Shops become haven from domestic abuse
- Police force works on better recognition of child-to-parent DA
- DA commissioner calls for post-lockdown preparations
- Increased use of domestic abuse helpline
- Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse
- Government boosts support to DA charities during coronavirus crisis
- DA victims ‘can escape during lockdown’
- CORONAVIRUS: NCDV Urges Courts to Bring Forward Online Court Order Plans Immediately
- DA worries surface amid Coronavirus crisis
- Improved Domestic Abuse Bill introduced
- Camilla calls for greater discussion of taboo subject
- BBFC amends warning for DA in films and TV
- CWJ submits super-complaint against police
- Call made for perpetrator strategy
- Majority of women seeking refuge turned away, survey shows
- Government boosts support for refuges
- Marked rise in Northern Ireland’s DA cases in festive period
- NCDV offers to assist police with non-DA protection orders
- Refuge highlights extent of tech abuse
- Council to give paid leave to staff suffering DA
- Greater range professionals being trained to spot DA
- DA crime rises by quarter
- Record number of domestic violence remedy orders
- Special DA service launched in Cleveland
- UK’s first hub for women DV victims opens
- International: better protection on way for DV survivors in Ireland
- Read our CEO’s blogs
- Police face super-complaint over officers’ DA
- Groups urge priority for DA legislation
- British win in global policing awards for Operational Encompass
- Teesside action to tackle child-to-parent abuse
- International: UK takes lead on violence against women and girls
- DA Bill proceeds to next stage
- Scotland to strengthen protection for DA victims
- Call for NI rule change to help DA victims
- The smallest can be ‘biggest’ victims of DA – West Yorkshire police
- Domestic Abuse Commissioner appointed
- Johnson promises new DA bill
- Domestic violence killings at five-year high
- Unduly lenient sentence scheme extended to coercive control
- Thousands made homeless by domestic abuse
- NCDV in running for Law Society award
- Clare’s Law ‘father’ speaks in favour of law’s revision
- Judge gives sobbing abuser no sympathy
- Hundreds of DA crimes recorded under new Scottish law
- Round up of initiatives
- Call for action on DA in rural areas
- Jobcentres to increase support to victims
- DA bill introduced to Parliament
- DV orders at all-time high
- Campaign Wins Gold
- Children should be regarded as DA victims – parliamentary committee
- Changing school to be easier for children escaping DA
- OBEs for Encompass couple
- Government to spotlight family courts with DA in mind
- ‘DA survivors put at risk of homelessness’
- Theresa May vows to end ‘postcode lottery’ of DA
- Courts claim early success in video hearing tests
- Closure-threatened refuges in Northamptonshire saved, for now
- Volume of DA calls to police force revealed
- Dublin includes DA in extension of legal reach
- Press regulators back Level Up’s guidelines on reporting DV deaths
- Stalking should be treated like DA – university research
- Hundreds use ‘Clare’s Law’ in Northern Ireland
- Scotland toughens DA legislation
- One campaign expands, another makes headway
- DA paid leave gains traction
- Inspectorate: police response to DA improves, in general
- CWJ files super-complaint against police ‘failure’ to protect victims
- Government pledges support for male victims
- Government urged to redraft DA bill
- GMP ‘failed’ murder victim
- Scottish council pioneers DA leave in Europe
- Ghose steps down as Women’s Aid chief
- Government publishes Domestic Abuse Bill
- Coercive control is now offence in Ireland
- Wales launches coercive control campaign
- DA survivors to be offered more support at court
- Domestic abusers’ register required – London Assembly
- NSPCC urges government to recognise children as victims of DA
- Union urges companies to support pledge to stop DA
- Government seeks domestic abuse commissioner
- GPs may be stopped from charging for DA letters
- Cases in Northern Ireland at record levels
- Manager describes what refuge means to users
- Campaign launched to keep refuges open
- ‘Weakness in non-molestation order system puts thousands at risk’
- Commons committee propose changes to DA legislation
- DV activists feature in BBC’s 100 Women
- Scotland joins EU study into DA
- Make a Stand signatories top 250
- MPs lay out needs in DV bill
- DA victims ‘put at risk’ by privatised probation service
- Men account for quarter of all DA victims – ManKind
- Press watchdog plans DV-related reporting guidelines
- Southwark secures first accreditation
- DA victims turn to civil courts because of police failings – law firm
- Just 15 couples use UC split payments
- Early demand for scheme to help DA victims
- Petition launched in support of emergency refuge
- Smart devices: a new tool for DA
- Women’s refuges kept in welfare system
- DV victims increasingly denied right to stay in UK
- Defendants use system to get DV cases dropped
- Number of Cleveland men reporting DA revealed
- International: Reported DV cases drop after decriminalisation in Russia
- International: New Zealand gives DV victims paid leave
- World Cup sparks spike in domestic violence
- Ministry of Defence combats domestic abuse
- ‘Children face social justice challenge’
- Steady use made of Northern Ireland’s new ‘right to ask’
- Speedy backing to CIH campaign against domestic abuse
- Surge expected in domestic violence during World Cup
- Stressed children, a consequence of domestic abuse
- Probe reveals examples of children abusing adults
- Version of Clare’s Law to be introduced in Canada
- Behaviour on Love Island leads to gaslighting warning
- Universal credit criticised
- Camilla: Why domestic violence is a focus of my charity work
- App launched to provide domestic abuse support nationwide
- National recognition for Jane’s Place
- Spotify deletes two singers from playlists
- Legal costs stop thousands of domestic abuse victims securing protection
- ‘Clare’s Law’ applied to Northern Ireland
- Caledonian System extended
- Light shed on LGBT domestic abuse
- Domestic violence advisors in front line with police
- Force cheers up refuge children at Easter
- International: bans on gun ownership for US domestic abusers
- International: paid leave, court therapy, lack of awareness, costly social media error
- Quarter of churchgoers suffer domestic abuse – survey
- First refuge for male victims of domestic violence
- Public to have say on new legislation
- Leicestershire Police
- Why do I work for NCDV?
- Sentencing changes: domestic abuse offenders more likely to be jailed
- News in Brief
- Police force to adopt body cameras to tackle domestic abuse
- Scottish Parliament expands definition of domestic abuse
- Hull Central policing team collected three car loads of gifts
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Campaigner Diahanne Rhiney has been given a British Citizen Award
- 38% rise of reported domestic abuse – North Devon
- Police provide temporary phones to people at risk
- Changes in evidence requirements for family private law disputes
Saturday, June 25, 2022
- Thousands of DA victims lose help after legal aid cuts
- Scottish defence lawyers go on DA strike in fees dispute
- Faster Clare’s Law disclosure proposed
- Police watchdog identifies DA weakness in Kent
- CPS amends approach to prosecuting DA cases
- CWJ calls for reforms to end ‘unjust criminalisation’ of DV victims
- Government launches plan to combat DA
- Police officers accused of DA keep their jobs
- Family courts pilot scheme to better support DA victims
- Victims poorly served by justice system changes, says chief constable
- NI makes coercive control criminal offence
- Abuser’s sentence increased
- International: professional cyclist sentenced for DA
- Child protection referrals are tip of DA iceberg, says NSPCC
- Survey reveals extent grown-up children abuse their parents
- Report calls for online DA courts in Scotland
- NHS to boost support for abuse survivors in England
- Government increases support for DA victims
- INTERNATIONAL: rise in Ireland’s domestic abuse cases
- DV victims given more time to report assaults
- Demand for Refuge’s service stays high as tech abuse increases
- DA work recognised in honours list
- Pope calls domestic violence almost satanic
- DA in line to be treated as seriously as knife crime
- NCDV’s fresh drive to combat hidden domestic abuse
- Met arrest 1,500-plus in crackdown on DA and violence
- Project Shield speeds up police response to NMOs
- Jacobs acts to end postcode lottery of domestic abuse services
- Campaign for NCDV wins awards for ad agency
- Top ten devices used by abusers revealed
- Refuge marks 50th anniversary by highlighting tech abuse
- Police-NHS scheme helps 1,000-plus DA victims
- International: perpetrator charity censured for losing counselling session videos
- Police to review DA allegations involving serving officers
- Jacobs speaks out against DA by police officers
- Massive increase in DA cases being dropped
- Scottish DA cases ‘top 1m’
- Child-on-parent violence rises in Wales
- Police inspectorate calls for greater priority on tackling violence against women
- Domestic murders remain entrenched problem
- DA charges in Scotland at five-year high
- Pilot bodycam scheme for DA victims launched
- International: company’s ‘DA spyware’ banned
- Perpetrator work to benefit from government cash
- Thousands of police to be trained to spot ‘subtle’ DA
- Clothing stolen twice from DA charity shop
- Ireland: surge in older men seeking DA support
- Euro 2020 caused spike in DA cases
- Court retraumatises DA victims, report finds
- Study reveals creative ways to support DA victims in Covid times
- Wiltshire scheme focuses on altering abuser’s behaviour
- Rise in DA in Scotland after legislation
- Calls to Respect rise in lockdowns
- Police chief says officers accused of DA must face investigation
- Police officer awarded for her domestic abuse work
- DA work earns superintendent QPM
- Dozens helped in new police DA project
- Domestic Abuse Bill becomes law
- Social workers given updated DA guidance
- Two banks extend help to DA survivors
- Coercive control should be prioritised in DA cases, says appeal court
- More legal protection for DA victims in Scotland
- Lockdowns bring sustained rise in use of Refuge’s helpline
- Positives emerge from pandemic, says SafeLives’ Jacob
- Amended Domestic Abuse Bill goes back to the Lords
- London’s DA offenders to be tagged
- Government pledges more cash to tackle DA
- Chief inspector recounts her time as DA victim
- Refuge names new CEO
- DA survivors ‘dropping charges as court delays lengthen’
- Government promises £184m to help DA victims during pandemic
- The figures behind more calls to helplines during pandemic
- Sharp rise in contacts to NSPCC about children living in violent homes
- Home Office to reform bail conditions to protect DV victims
- Non-fatal strangulation ‘to become criminal offence’
- Government drive to bolster workplace support for DA victims
- Pharmacies to be place of help for DA victims
- Women’s Aid new CEO named
- Northern Ireland’s DA Bill delayed due to cost fears
- Legal aid extended to DA victims with ‘trapped capital’
- Two police forces employ technology to help DV victims
- DA helpline took centre stage on Google
- International: DA victim given ex-partner’s job
- Police chiefs urge DA victims to seek help during lockdown
- Government boosts funding for DA support in England and Wales
- Scotland’s MPs seek views on emergency barring orders
- SmartWater protects DA victims in South Yorkshire
- Horley reflects on 40 years of changed attitudes
- Survey reveals extent of economic abuse
- DA-related calls to NSPCC helpline up almost half
- Government provides more DA support
- Court backlog ‘puts extra pressure on DA victims’
- Two honoured for domestic abuse work
- Camilla highlights help available for DA victims
- Hestia launches DA advice service for businesses
- Police force in push for reporting of suspected DA
- Domestic abuse cases at record levels in Scotland and NI
- Domestic abusers exempted from eviction protection
- More companies help employees suffering DA
- Horley steps down from Refuge
- Boxing champ fined for ‘DA’ social media post
- Overhaul planned for family courts to protect DA survivors
- Domestic Abuse Bill moves to Lords
- Police force to recruit vulnerability coordinators to tackle DV
- Clare’s Law initiator Michael Brown dies
- Lockdown easing brings surge in demand for Refuge’s help
- International: Chinese city launches version of Clare’s Law
- North Wales moves to online DVPOs applications
- DA calls to NSPCC at record levels
- ‘Rough sex’ defence to be outlawed in DA Bill
- Scores of DA groups to receive government funding
- NCDV launch ‘Abusers Always Work From Home” campaign
- Government cash to help DA victims
- Cash help for child victims of DA from government
- Lockdown will have ‘devastating consequences for generation’ unless DA tackled
- Shops become haven from domestic abuse
- Police force works on better recognition of child-to-parent DA
- DA commissioner calls for post-lockdown preparations
- Increased use of domestic abuse helpline
- Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse
- Government boosts support to DA charities during coronavirus crisis
- DA victims ‘can escape during lockdown’
- CORONAVIRUS: NCDV Urges Courts to Bring Forward Online Court Order Plans Immediately
- DA worries surface amid Coronavirus crisis
- Improved Domestic Abuse Bill introduced
- Camilla calls for greater discussion of taboo subject
- BBFC amends warning for DA in films and TV
- CWJ submits super-complaint against police
- Call made for perpetrator strategy
- Majority of women seeking refuge turned away, survey shows
- Government boosts support for refuges
- Marked rise in Northern Ireland’s DA cases in festive period
- NCDV offers to assist police with non-DA protection orders
- Refuge highlights extent of tech abuse
- Council to give paid leave to staff suffering DA
- Greater range professionals being trained to spot DA
- DA crime rises by quarter
- Record number of domestic violence remedy orders
- Special DA service launched in Cleveland
- UK’s first hub for women DV victims opens
- International: better protection on way for DV survivors in Ireland
- Read our CEO’s blogs
- Police face super-complaint over officers’ DA
- Groups urge priority for DA legislation
- British win in global policing awards for Operational Encompass
- Teesside action to tackle child-to-parent abuse
- International: UK takes lead on violence against women and girls
- DA Bill proceeds to next stage
- Scotland to strengthen protection for DA victims
- Call for NI rule change to help DA victims
- The smallest can be ‘biggest’ victims of DA – West Yorkshire police
- Domestic Abuse Commissioner appointed
- Johnson promises new DA bill
- Domestic violence killings at five-year high
- Unduly lenient sentence scheme extended to coercive control
- Thousands made homeless by domestic abuse
- NCDV in running for Law Society award
- Clare’s Law ‘father’ speaks in favour of law’s revision
- Judge gives sobbing abuser no sympathy
- Hundreds of DA crimes recorded under new Scottish law
- Round up of initiatives
- Call for action on DA in rural areas
- Jobcentres to increase support to victims
- DA bill introduced to Parliament
- DV orders at all-time high
- Campaign Wins Gold
- Children should be regarded as DA victims – parliamentary committee
- Changing school to be easier for children escaping DA
- OBEs for Encompass couple
- Government to spotlight family courts with DA in mind
- ‘DA survivors put at risk of homelessness’
- Theresa May vows to end ‘postcode lottery’ of DA
- Courts claim early success in video hearing tests
- Closure-threatened refuges in Northamptonshire saved, for now
- Volume of DA calls to police force revealed
- Dublin includes DA in extension of legal reach
- Press regulators back Level Up’s guidelines on reporting DV deaths
- Stalking should be treated like DA – university research
- Hundreds use ‘Clare’s Law’ in Northern Ireland
- Scotland toughens DA legislation
- One campaign expands, another makes headway
- DA paid leave gains traction
- Inspectorate: police response to DA improves, in general
- CWJ files super-complaint against police ‘failure’ to protect victims
- Government pledges support for male victims
- Government urged to redraft DA bill
- GMP ‘failed’ murder victim
- Scottish council pioneers DA leave in Europe
- Ghose steps down as Women’s Aid chief
- Government publishes Domestic Abuse Bill
- Coercive control is now offence in Ireland
- Wales launches coercive control campaign
- DA survivors to be offered more support at court
- Domestic abusers’ register required – London Assembly
- NSPCC urges government to recognise children as victims of DA
- Union urges companies to support pledge to stop DA
- Government seeks domestic abuse commissioner
- GPs may be stopped from charging for DA letters
- Cases in Northern Ireland at record levels
- Manager describes what refuge means to users
- Campaign launched to keep refuges open
- ‘Weakness in non-molestation order system puts thousands at risk’
- Commons committee propose changes to DA legislation
- DV activists feature in BBC’s 100 Women
- Scotland joins EU study into DA
- Make a Stand signatories top 250
- MPs lay out needs in DV bill
- DA victims ‘put at risk’ by privatised probation service
- Men account for quarter of all DA victims – ManKind
- Press watchdog plans DV-related reporting guidelines
- Southwark secures first accreditation
- DA victims turn to civil courts because of police failings – law firm
- Just 15 couples use UC split payments
- Early demand for scheme to help DA victims
- Petition launched in support of emergency refuge
- Smart devices: a new tool for DA
- Women’s refuges kept in welfare system
- DV victims increasingly denied right to stay in UK
- Defendants use system to get DV cases dropped
- Number of Cleveland men reporting DA revealed
- International: Reported DV cases drop after decriminalisation in Russia
- International: New Zealand gives DV victims paid leave
- World Cup sparks spike in domestic violence
- Ministry of Defence combats domestic abuse
- ‘Children face social justice challenge’
- Steady use made of Northern Ireland’s new ‘right to ask’
- Speedy backing to CIH campaign against domestic abuse
- Surge expected in domestic violence during World Cup
- Stressed children, a consequence of domestic abuse
- Probe reveals examples of children abusing adults
- Version of Clare’s Law to be introduced in Canada
- Behaviour on Love Island leads to gaslighting warning
- Universal credit criticised
- Camilla: Why domestic violence is a focus of my charity work
- App launched to provide domestic abuse support nationwide
- National recognition for Jane’s Place
- Spotify deletes two singers from playlists
- Legal costs stop thousands of domestic abuse victims securing protection
- ‘Clare’s Law’ applied to Northern Ireland
- Caledonian System extended
- Light shed on LGBT domestic abuse
- Domestic violence advisors in front line with police
- Force cheers up refuge children at Easter
- International: bans on gun ownership for US domestic abusers
- International: paid leave, court therapy, lack of awareness, costly social media error
- Quarter of churchgoers suffer domestic abuse – survey
- First refuge for male victims of domestic violence
- Public to have say on new legislation
- Leicestershire Police
- Why do I work for NCDV?
- Sentencing changes: domestic abuse offenders more likely to be jailed
- News in Brief
- Police force to adopt body cameras to tackle domestic abuse
- Scottish Parliament expands definition of domestic abuse
- Hull Central policing team collected three car loads of gifts
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Campaigner Diahanne Rhiney has been given a British Citizen Award
- 38% rise of reported domestic abuse – North Devon
- Police provide temporary phones to people at risk
- Changes in evidence requirements for family private law disputes
May 2022
Scottish defence lawyers go on DA strike in fees dispute
Members of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association (SSBA) have stopped accepting new instructions in some domestic abuse cases as part of a campaign f ...
Faster Clare’s Law disclosure proposed
May 23, 2022
Police watchdog identifies DA weakness in Kent
May 23, 2022
