Police force to recruit vulnerability coordinators to tackle DV
Staffordshire Police will employ seven vulnerability coordinators to reduce domestic violence across the county. The new staff will plan and coordinate local multi-agency safeguarding meetings (MARACs), helping to ensure there is greater understanding of the risk of domestic violence and tackling the problem in the most effective way, the police force said. Working with partner […]
Police force works on better recognition of child-to-parent DA
Northumbria Police has started to record cases of children abusing their parents and hopes systems it has set up will be rolled out nationally. The constabulary responded to more than 500 such incidents in the nine months after first registering them in March 2019. The change of practice follows a study the force commissioned from […]
Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse
Police force introduces online reporting for domestic abuse South Yorkshire Police has set up a portal for victims of domestic abuse to report incidents. The new service – is in response to concerns it is more difficult for victims to use the phone to report abuse during the coronavirus-related lockdown. Addressing victims, superintendent Shelley Hemsley, […]
CWJ submits super-complaint against police
CWJ submits super-complaint against police Lawyers from the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) have lodged a super-complaint against police forces in England and Wales for their handling of domestic abuse allegations against officers and support staff. The lawsuit, flagged last November, follows a Bureau of Investigative Journalism investigation showing police employees are less likely to […]
Marked rise in Northern Ireland’s DA cases in festive period
Marked rise in Northern Ireland’s DA cases in festive period The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) received 1,782 reports of domestic crime incidents between 15 December and 16 January, a 13.2% increase on the year-ago period. “These figures tell us more victims are finding the courage to pick up the phone and make a […]
NCDV offers to assist police with non-DA protection orders
NCDV offers to assist police with non-DA protection orders A police force is working with the justice ministry to revive a mailbox for family protection orders related to forced marriage and female genital mutilation (FGM). The NCDV may be able to help. Norfolk Police introduced its service in 2018, with two officers collating the family […]
Greater range professionals being trained to spot DA
Greater range professionals being trained to spot DA A series of initiatives around the UK is spreading the net of those with the skills to spot victims of domestic abuse. The Safer Lincolnshire Partnership is inviting hairdressers, beauticians and estate agents to a meeting in 13 February to learn how to spot the signs of […]
International: better protection on way for DV survivors in Ireland
International: better protection on way for DV survivors in Ireland The Irish Republic’s police service (Garda) will provide professional and expert assistance to victims of domestic violence through protective service units in every policing division by the end of next March. Victims would be offered help when perhaps at their most vulnerable moment, the Irish […]
Police face super-complaint over officers’ DA
Police face super-complaint over officers’ DA Lawyers from the Centre for Women’s Justice (CWJ) are preparing to lodge a super-complaint against police forces in England and Wales for their handling of domestic abuse allegations against officers. The potential legal action follows a Bureau of Investigative Journalism investigation showing police employees are less likely to be […]
British win in global policing awards for Operational Encompass
British win in global policing awards for Operational Encompass Devon and Cornwall Police were overall winners of this year’s World Class Policing Awards for Operation Encompass which supports child victims of domestic abuse. Through the scheme, the force can alert the youngster’s school before the child arrives the following day to ensure they get any […]
