Wales launches coercive control campaign
[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_1548688835021{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Welsh government has launched a “This is Not Love. This is Control” campaign to help people identify coercive control behaviour. The initiative is part of the government’s goal to eliminate domestic violence in Wales. “Survivors tell us they feel humiliated by the control […]
DA survivors to be offered more support at court
[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_1548688552443{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Measures in a pilot scheme which has helped increase prosecutions in domestic abuse cases are being introduced across England and Wales from January. They include ensuring victims: can visit court before the trial: have the option of giving evidence behind a screen: and are allocated […]
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 […]
NSPCC urges government to recognise children as victims of DA
[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_1548688168465{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Children under 16 should be recognised as victims of domestic abuse to give them greater protection through court orders, says the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC). Legal recognition would also help professionals take action to protect children at risk and […]
Union urges companies to support pledge to stop DA
[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_1545219649553{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]One of Britain’s largest unions, the GMB, has called on employers to back its ‘Work to Stop Domestic Violence’ charter which asks companies to support workers experiencing domestic abuse. The initiative seeks to ensure they will not be disadvantaged at work; will be supported with […]
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 […]
Cases in Northern Ireland at record levels
[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_1545219142222{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]More than 31,000 incidents of domestic abuse were reported to police in Northern Ireland in the year to 30 September, the highest figure since records began in 2004. The total is 5.4% more than the previous 12 months and equate to one case being reported […]
Manager describes what refuge means to users
[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_1545218976924{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The manager of Salisbury Women’s Refuge has spoken publicly about how the shelter helps domestic abuse survivors rebuild their lives. “It’s so hard for ladies to come because they just leave everything,” Sandra Horner was quoted as saying by local newspaper, the Salisbury Journal. […]
Campaign launched to keep refuges open
[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_1545218788104{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Northamptonshire Domestic Abuse Service is seeking to raise £100,000 by March to keep five of its six refuges open for 12 months. They face closure in April because the service has not been awarded a government grant. Northampton Borough Council has pledged to lend financial […]
