Campaign tackles DA during Euros
NCDV, in collaboration with survivors and charity ambassadors launched an alternative England football kit as part of the ‘No More Injury Time’ campaign to draw attention to increased risk of domestic abuse during the Euro 2024 tournament. The top, Shirt 38, represents the 38% rise in reported cases when England men’s soccer team loses a […]
Snooker player jailed for domestic abuse
Professional snooker player Michael White has been sent to prison for three years after being convicted of multiple domestic abuse assaults which took place over more than a year. Saying such behaviour is not tolerated, the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association has terminated his membership, and removed White, of Neath Abbey, south Wales, from […]
NI to consult on paid leave for DA victims
The Northern Ireland government is seeking views on introduction of a right for victims of domestic abuse to have paid leave from work for up to ten days a year. “Once implemented, safe leave will provide an important workplace support to some of the most vulnerable in our society,” said economy minister Conor Murphy. Interested […]
Spotlight shone on DA and older people
Two groups have highlighted the often-hidden problem of domestic abuse, frequently economic, on people aged 65 and above. Of those referred to the Yorkshire-based Independent Domestic Abuse Service (IDAS), men account of 23% of all cases, a higher proportion than in other age categories. Approaching half (44%) of male victims are abused by an adult […]
International: Queensland may allow pre-recorded evidence in DA cases
The government in Queensland, Australia, has presented a bill to the state’s parliament to allow victims of domestic abuse to give pre-recorded evidence. Part of a package of measures focused on sexual offences, the intention is to reduce the trauma faced by victims of having to testify several times. Proposals include a requirement evidence of […]
INTERNATIONAL: US gun control law in DV cases upheld
Supreme Court justices voted 8-1 in favour of a 1994 ban on firearms for people with restraining orders to stay away from their spouses or partners. The decision reverses a ruling from an appeals court in New Orleans which had struck down the law. Chief Justice John Roberts said the law uses common sense after […]
Domestic Abuse Commissioner sets out priorities for new Government
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, has outlined her priorities for a new Government in which she highlights the importance of the specialist Violence Against Women & Girls (VAWG) sector, and which should be considered carefully by any new Government. Her priorities cover domestic abuse service provision and funding; policing and criminal justice; children and young […]
DA campaigners protest outside council
Domestic abuse survivors and their supporters marched through Northampton and held a silent demonstration outside West Northamptonshire Council’s headquarters in protest at how the authority handled allegations of domestic against then leader, councillor John Nunn. Chief executive Anna Earnshaw’s reference to domestic abuse as a personal matter angered victims and supporters, saying it made them […]
Scottish prosecutors need to show more thought to DA victims, says inspectorate
Though tackling violence against women and girls is a strategic priority for Scotland’s Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, the organisation fails to always keep domestic abuse survivors informed of developments in their case, the Inspectorate of Prosecution in Scotland found after an in-depth review of the service. “The justice system can seem complex and […]
Review finds flaws in implementation of NI’s DA Act
Though good in many ways, the Police Service of Northern Ireland falls short in some aspects of applying the province’s new Domestic Abuse Act, according to Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CIJ). “Inspectors found that police officers responded to domestic offences in a proactive and effective way and decision making by prosecutors was also sound,” […]
