Domestic abusers’ register required – London Assembly
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1548688370193{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A domestic abusers’ register is needed in the government’s draft Domestic Abuse Bill, says the London Assembly. Such a register would help police to be pro-active on domestic violence, as reactive policing is often too late, the assembly argues. It recommends the system should work […]
Government seeks domestic abuse commissioner
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545219489339{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Home Office is looking to recruit a domestic abuse commissioner to stand up for victims and survivors, provide public leadership on the matter and drive authorities’ response to issues. The commissioner will be expected to give recommendations to the government and local bodies on […]
GPs may be stopped from charging for DA letters
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1545219343593{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The government is looking to ban GPs from charging patients for domestic abuse letters, health and social care minister Lord O’Shaughnessy told the House of Lords. As the doctors’ contract with the government does not currently cover that service, some GPs charge more than £150 […]
‘Weakness in non-molestation order system puts thousands at risk’
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543309279716{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thousands of domestic violence victims could be at risk of further abuse because police are unaware of non-molestation orders (NMOs) against their attackers. The onus is on survivors having to register the order, made by a civil court on paper, at a police station, something […]
Commons committee propose changes to DA legislation
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1543308857906{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Home Affairs Select Committee has recommended amendments to the government’s proposed Domestic Abuse Bill. The suggested changes include: • Funding refuges for survivors should be a statutory obligation, backed by national ring-fenced funds; • Split payments for couples should be standard under the […]
MPs lay out needs in DV bill
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1540992251855{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Westminster’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic Violence and Abuse has spelt out what it sees as key requirements for the government’s planned legislation in the field. The group’s recommendations, contained in a report entitled Creating a Truly Transformative Domestic Abuse Bill, are: — Sustainable, […]
DA victims turn to civil courts because of police failings – law firm
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1537965987095{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Survivors of domestic abuse are increasingly turning to civil courts for protection because police are failing to enforce the coercive control law introduced three years ago, according to a legal practice. More than 4,200 complaints were made to constabularies last year across England and Wales, […]
Defendants use system to get DV cases dropped
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1535046601163{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Defendants are bending the rules by intimidating partners into not appearing at specialist domestic violence courts in expectation magistrates will drop charges, says police and crime commissioner for Northumbria, Dame Vera Baird. Her argument is based on monitoring more than 220 cases in northeast England, […]
Steady use made of Northern Ireland’s new ‘right to ask’
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1532604791863{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northern Ireland’s police service is receiving around five requests a week from people asking if a partner, relative or friend has a history of domestic violence. The so-called Clare’s Law was launched in the province last March. Since then 70 people have contacted police, the […]
‘Clare’s Law’ applied to Northern Ireland
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1524554987850{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A version of Clare’s Law has been introduced in Northern Ireland, four years after England and Wales, and two after Scotland. The province’s Department of Justice is now applying the Domestic Violence and Abuse Disclosure Scheme (DVADS), which gives a potential victim the right to […]
