The Irish government will present a bill to parliament for a new statutory agency dedicated to tackling and reducing domestic, sexual and gender-based violence.
The body will be charged with overseeing and supporting provision of refuge accommodation for victims. The government’s goal is a doubling of safe places by 2026.
Due to be operating by January, the agency will also publish standards for service provision and governance and monitor adherence to them at refuges.
Following successful testing at the Dundee, Hamilton and Paisley Sheriff Courts, Scotland’s busiest, Glasgow, is now covered by a new way of handling the nation’s
London mayor Sadiq Khan has announced £15m of fresh funding for the Mayor’s Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation programme. The money will help add 14 projects
London-based Against Violence & Abuse (AVA) is reported to be winding down because it is technically insolvent. “The decision to close has been a difficult
Domestic Homicide Reviews in England and Wales will be renamed Domestic Abuse Related Death Reviews to better recognise suicides linked to domestic abuse. The reviews
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