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NCDV welcomes pilot scheme of new Protection Orders

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Three police forces, Metropolitan, Greater Manchester and British Transport, have started trialling new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Domestic Abuse Protection Orders. A DAPN will be issued by police on a perpetrator to provide immediate protection to victims, followed by a DAPO application to magistrates, to be heard usually within 48 hours. Subject to sufficient […]

Prosecutors and police to transform outcomes for DA victims

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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) have pledged to work more closely together to build strong cases to ensure justice for victims-survivors of domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan is expected to lead to a better understanding of their needs by focusing on patterns of behaviour to identify […]

Latest statistics show diverging domestic abuse trends

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Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by police in Scotland have increased, but fallen in England and Wales. Meanwhile, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is receiving more calls from people concerned about young people being exposed to domestic abuse. Incidents of domestic abuse recorded by Police Scotland in 2023/24 totalled […]

Operation Encompass wins a top award

The King’s Award for Voluntary Service is to be given to Operation Encompass in recognition of its efforts to counter an aspect of domestic abuse. Founded in 2011 by former police sergeant David Carney-Haworth and his wife Elisabeth, a head teacher, the scheme enables police forces to alert schools by 9am about domestic abuse incidents […]

Review of domestic abuse age after teenager’s murder

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The age that victims of domestic abuse are recognised by law will be looked at after the murder of 15-year-old Holly Newton, says home secretary Yvette Cooper. Her pledge follows a campaign by Holly’s mother, Micala Trussler, for a further lowering of the age a person can legally be recognised as a domestic abuse victim […]

Tougher sentences for domestic killers

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As part of the Government’s initiative to halve violence against women within a decade, domestic abusers who strangle their victims or kill as part of post-separation abuse will face harsher sentences under new laws. In addition, the Law Commission will conduct a review into homicide law and the framework around murder sentencing. These recommendations from […]

Greater Manchester first to have plan for violence against men and boys

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Launched on International Men’s Day 2024, Greater Manchester set out a plan in support of men and boys. The plan aims to: Address domestic abuse and sexual violence towards men and boys. Raise awareness of services and the help-seeking process, including men from minority communities. Reinforce training for police and other agencies so they can […]

Leaving abuser ‘can cost £50,000’

Women’s Aid has put a price on fleeing  domestic abuse: up to around £50,000 in a worse-case scenario. At best with the help of state support it is more than £10,000, double that for those without recourse to public funds because of their immigration status. The key costs factored into those estimates are legal fees […]

Refuge urges government to tackle tech-enabled abuse

Refuge is calling on the Westminster government to make combating technology-facilitated abuse a key part of its plan to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG). “Most survivors we support now have experienced some form of technology-facilitated abuse and what has changed over recent years is the ease with which abusers are able to stalk, […]

International: DA protection extended to cars in California

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Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that requires vehicle makers selling internet-connected cars in California to do more to protect domestic abuse survivors. Provisions include manufacturers establish a clear process for drivers to submit a copy of a restraining order or other documentation and request termination of another driver’s remote access within two business […]