Quarter of churchgoers suffer domestic abuse – survey
[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_1521816408646{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]One-in-four churchgoers are in abusive relationships, according to a pilot survey carried out in Cumbria. Researchers from Coventry University and the University of Leicester found that of 438 worshippers questioned, 109 said they had experienced abuse in their current relationship. But only two-in-seven felt their […]
Public to have say on new 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_1521815923212{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The government is inviting public comment – from survivors to professional dealing with domestic violence – on its draft Domestic Abuse Bill, with a deadline of 12:15am on 31 May for submissions. The bill seeks to address the problem at every stage, from prevention through […]
Sentencing changes: domestic abuse offenders more likely to be jailed
[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_1519716103900{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The Sentencing Council of England and Wales has updated its guidelines to courts dealing with domestic abuse cases, which commentators see as increasing the chances of offenders ending up behind bars. “The domestic context of the offending behaviour makes the offending more serious because it […]
News in Brief
[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_1519715873014{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]A Cornish domestic violence victim recounted, in a Plymouth Herald interview, how her eight-year-old son’s actions led to her boyfriend being jailed. After yet another attack left her battered and with broken teeth, the youngster dialled 999 thinking his mum had been killed. The justice system […]
Police force to adopt body cameras to tackle domestic abuse
[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_1519715632871{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Humberside police officers will start wearing body cameras later this year, following a successful trial in Hull, to help combat domestic abuse. Assistant chief constable Chris Noble said: “The biggest motivation for rolling out this technology is to support victims – especially victims of domestic […]
Scottish Parliament expands definition of domestic abuse
[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_1519715377344{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Coercive and controlling behaviour is to become a criminal offence in Scotland after the nation’s parliament passed the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill. Under existing laws, such psychological abuse could not easily be prosecuted. It will now be possible for courts to consider the whole course […]
Hull Central policing team collected three car loads of gifts
[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_1518020347588{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]On a happier note…Coming back to the UK to end on a happier note … members of Hull Central policing team collected three car loads of gifts for a toddler whose family was left with nothing after being forced by domestic violence to flee their home.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Campaigner Diahanne Rhiney has been given a British Citizen Award
[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_1518019782571{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Campaigner Diahanne Rhiney has been given a British Citizen Award in recognition of the hundreds of hours she dedicates each year to mentoring young single mothers, fostering children from abusive backgrounds, and her domestic abuse charity Strength With In Me (SWIM).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
38% rise of reported domestic abuse – North Devon
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1489792662097{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1489792637103{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Meanwhile, North Devon police see a silver lining in the 38% rise of reported domestic abuse in their patch last year. “I view the increased reporting as a good thing,” the North Devon Journal quoted detective inspector Prav Naidoo as saying. “Historically only a fraction of domestic abuse-related offences […]
Police provide temporary phones to people 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_1518018934644{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Police forces in England and Wales will provide temporary mobile phones to people at risk of domestic violence when their phone has been taken for investigative reasons. The recommendation from the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC), accepted by police chiefs, follows the murder of woman […]
