MP’s bid to finally have all forms of domestic abuse recognised in law
3 months, 2 weeks ago

MP’s bid to finally have all forms of domestic abuse recognised in law

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Eastbourne’s MP Josh Babarinde, the Liberal Democrat’s justice spokesperson, has tabled a bill that would create a specific set of domestic abuse aggravated offences in the law for the first time. open image in gallery Josh Babrinde with Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey He has also praised The Independent’s Brick for Brick campaign, which has been backed by the Queen, to build a refuge for victims of domestic abuse, saying: “This is such an important initiative for such an important issue in this country.” Be a brick, buy a brick and donate here or text BRICK to 70560 to donate £15 The newly elected MP was alarmed that Labour was unable to keep its promise that prisoners guilty of domestic would not be released early. Supporting the Bill, a spokesperson for Women’s Aid said: “"We support Josh Babarinde’s initiative to introduce new certain domestic abuse aggravated offences in his proposed Private Members Bill. “I hope the government will work with us - and with the survivors backing this bill - to finally create new domestic abuse aggravated offences and give victims and survivors both locally and nationally the protection they deserve.” Please donate now to the Brick by Brick campaign, launched by The Independent and charity Refuge, to help raise another £300,000 to build a second safe space for women where they can escape domestic abuse, rebuild their lives and make a new future.

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NHS chief Amanda Pritchard warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign
4 months, 2 weeks ago

NHS chief Amanda Pritchard warns of ‘abhorrent’ domestic abuse faced by staff as she backs Brick by Brick campaign

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. email rebecca.thomas@independent.co.uk Ms Pritchard said: “We are still at …

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame
5 months ago

The police’s failure to tackle domestic abuse is a national shame

The Independent  

If Labour’s plans are carried through to completion, then they should be well on their way to fulfilling their pledge to halve violence against women and girls within a decade. Not before time, in the context of the long-term neglect shown by successive governments, Ms Dodds has identified the way that victims of domestic abuse who make multiple reports to …

Domestic abuse victims making multiple reports are being failed, women’s minister admits
5 months ago

Domestic abuse victims making multiple reports are being failed, women’s minister admits

The Independent  

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Domestic violence victims let down on housing, Jess Phillips warns
6 months ago

Domestic violence victims let down on housing, Jess Phillips warns

The Independent  

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Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country
6 months, 1 week ago

Shocking statistics show scale of domestic violence across country

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. An estimated 2.1 million people in England and Wales experienced domestic abuse in the year ending …

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Fears domestic abusers will be released from prison under early release scheme

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fears have been raised that domestic abusers are “slipping through the net” …

'Sleepless nights' facing domestic abuse survivors ahead of Labour's mass prisoner release next week - as campaigners say victims are 'paying the price' for UK's overcrowded jails
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'Sleepless nights' facing domestic abuse survivors ahead of Labour's mass prisoner release next week - as campaigners say victims are 'paying the price' for UK's overcrowded jails

Daily Mail  

Domestic abuse survivors are facing 'sleepless nights' ahead of Labour's mass prisoner release next week, a government advisor has warned and said victims are 'paying the price' for the UK's overcrowded jails. Domestic abusers are set to be released from behind bars under Labour's new early release scheme But Nicole Jacobs, the domestic abuse commissioner, warned that about a third …

Fears that plans to release prisoners 60 days early put domestic abuse victims at risk
1 year ago

Fears that plans to release prisoners 60 days early put domestic abuse victims at risk

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs warned the plans “could be …

Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners
1 year, 2 months ago

Domestic abuse victims to be given up to £2,500 to support fleeing partners

The Independent  

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Domestic abusers excluded from axed short prison terms after Independent revealed thousands could walk free
1 year, 4 months ago

Domestic abusers excluded from axed short prison terms after Independent revealed thousands could walk free

The Independent  

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Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’
1 year, 11 months ago

Domestic abuse victims who do not live with abuser ‘to get better protection’

The Independent  

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Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners
2 years, 3 months ago

Calls for domestic abuse register to stop ‘chilling’ numbers of women killed by partners

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A domestic abuse register must be introduced to stop the “chilling” numbers …

How NHS is inadvertently telling domestic abusers where they can track down their victims
3 years, 1 month ago

How NHS is inadvertently telling domestic abusers where they can track down their victims

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A former NHS worker who specialised in domestic abuse told …

Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Police not safeguarding domestic abuse victims as prosecutions collapse, watchdog finds

The Independent  

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Nine in 10 domestic abuse victims ‘get no support via family courts’
3 years, 8 months ago

Nine in 10 domestic abuse victims ‘get no support via family courts’

The Independent  

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‘Unjust’ six-month time limit for reporting domestic abuse to police must be extended, MPs urge
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Unjust’ six-month time limit for reporting domestic abuse to police must be extended, MPs urge

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government must urgently extend the “unjust” six-month time limit for domestic …

Domestic Abuse Act: we’ve seen cross-party cooperation at its best, now let’s protect migrants
3 years, 10 months ago

Domestic Abuse Act: we’ve seen cross-party cooperation at its best, now let’s protect migrants

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Finally, after years of campaigning and hard work by so many people, …

The system is failing domestic abuse victims – this is our chance to break the cycle of violence against women
3 years, 11 months ago

The system is failing domestic abuse victims – this is our chance to break the cycle of violence against women

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy These last few weeks as we tussle to the end of the …

Anger as ministers reject register for serial domestic abuser and stalkers
3 years, 11 months ago

Anger as ministers reject register for serial domestic abuser and stalkers

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Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. MPs voted down an amendment to the domestic abuse bill on Thursday which would have placed …

‘Culture of misogyny’ entrenched in police over domestic abuse cases, commissioner tells Priti Patel
3 years, 11 months ago

‘Culture of misogyny’ entrenched in police over domestic abuse cases, commissioner tells Priti Patel

The Independent  

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‘Rampant misogyny’ prevails in UK with ‘scale’ of abuse women suffer ‘minimised’, politicians warn
4 years ago

‘Rampant misogyny’ prevails in UK with ‘scale’ of abuse women suffer ‘minimised’, politicians warn

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A letter to Boris Johnson, signed by 53 cross-party MPs and lords, has urged the PM …

Sarah Everard: ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women in UK not taken seriously enough after 33-year-old’s disappearance, MPs warn
4 years ago

Sarah Everard: ‘Epidemic’ of violence against women in UK not taken seriously enough after 33-year-old’s disappearance, MPs warn

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “It is about how serious violence against women and girls is and how it is an …

The survivors fighting to create a future free from domestic abuse
4 years, 1 month ago

The survivors fighting to create a future free from domestic abuse

The Independent  

The first time Rachel Williams can remember an assault in vivid detail was when she was seven months pregnant. The government has tried to draft a bill that includes all victims of domestic abuse, but the effort has been strongly criticised by women’s groups, who say the “gender neutral” feel of what is a high level piece of legislation will …

Government announces additional £40m to help victims of domestic abuse and rape
4 years, 1 month ago

Government announces additional £40m to help victims of domestic abuse and rape

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Some £16m of the funding will go towards hiring more independent sexual violence and domestic abuse …

Abusers are getting away with rape – and the Crown Prosecution Service is helping them do it
4 years, 2 months ago

Abusers are getting away with rape – and the Crown Prosecution Service is helping them do it

The Independent  

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Police to implement strict bail conditions on domestic abuse and sexual violence suspects under new measures
4 years, 2 months ago

Police to implement strict bail conditions on domestic abuse and sexual violence suspects under new measures

The Independent  

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Codeword scheme in pharmacies to give domestic abuse victims ‘lifeline’
4 years, 2 months ago

Codeword scheme in pharmacies to give domestic abuse victims ‘lifeline’

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Pharmacies have joined forces with the government to launch a codeword scheme …

‘We’ve seen homicides’: Domestic abuse will soar in lockdown three as perpetrators ‘further isolate and harm’ victims, commissioner warns
4 years, 2 months ago

‘We’ve seen homicides’: Domestic abuse will soar in lockdown three as perpetrators ‘further isolate and harm’ victims, commissioner warns

The Independent  

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Domestic violence reporting in Australia and the focus on the 'good guy'. How you, the audience, can change it
4 years, 4 months ago

Domestic violence reporting in Australia and the focus on the 'good guy'. How you, the audience, can change it

ABC  

Courtroom four is one of a handful of places where murders are tried in the Supreme Court of Victoria. Family violence support services: 1800 Respect national helpline 1800 737 732 Men's Referral Service 1300 766 491 Lifeline 131 114 Understanding a domestic violence trial Every accused person requires a fair trial. "We don't report the relentlessness of domestic violence," she …

‘I don’t live now. I exist’: Mother of boys killed by abusive father begs government to overhaul family courts
4 years, 4 months ago

‘I don’t live now. I exist’: Mother of boys killed by abusive father begs government to overhaul family courts

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Women’s Aid, a leading domestic abuse charity, told The Independent …

Family courts carry out ‘state sanctioned abuse’ of domestic abuse survivors by letting perpetrators see children, commissioner warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Family courts carry out ‘state sanctioned abuse’ of domestic abuse survivors by letting perpetrators see children, commissioner warns

The Independent  

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Domestic abuse victims to have legal right to give evidence behind screens in family courts under reforms
4 years, 9 months ago

Domestic abuse victims to have legal right to give evidence behind screens in family courts under reforms

The Telegraph  

Domestic abuse victims will get a legal right to give evidence behind screens in courts under reforms announced by the Ministry of Justice. A Government amendment to the domestic abuse bill will give victims an automatic entitlement for special measures in family courts including not only screens but also separate waiting rooms and entrances to prevent intimidation by their abusers. …

Domestic abuse survivors and their children are still falling through the cracks
4 years, 10 months ago

Domestic abuse survivors and their children are still falling through the cracks

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Since lockdown measures were introduced eight weeks ago, the pandemic has thrown …

‘It doesn’t discriminate’: Shop workers being trained up to spot domestic abuse during lockdown
4 years, 10 months ago

‘It doesn’t discriminate’: Shop workers being trained up to spot domestic abuse during lockdown

The Independent  

“I can’t find cotton buds.” This may seem an innocuous phrase, but campaigners are hoping it could become a lifeline for domestic abuse victims seeking help as part of a plan to introduce code words to identify those at risk of harm. “If they seem very withdrawn or anxious as they are walking around the supermarket or pharmacy, or won’t …

Coronation Street has done more for victims of domestic abuse than the Tories have
4 years, 10 months ago

Coronation Street has done more for victims of domestic abuse than the Tories have

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In recent weeks, home secretary Priti Patel announced £2m to support domestic abuse services during the …

Pubs closing is a tragedy. They are often the lifeblood of communities
4 years, 11 months ago

Pubs closing is a tragedy. They are often the lifeblood of communities

The Independent  

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Women are calling the domestic abuse bill a sticking plaster at best – they’re not wrong
5 years ago

Women are calling the domestic abuse bill a sticking plaster at best – they’re not wrong

The Independent  

On the eve of her 22nd birthday on 1 December 2018, Grace Millane met up with a 27-year-old man on Tinder in Auckland, New Zealand, where she was travelling on her gap year. Today, the domestic abuse bill – that was last year delayed during the prorogation of parliament – is finally being tabled three years after it was first …

Domestic abuse bill set to return to parliament
5 years ago

Domestic abuse bill set to return to parliament

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Among other proposals, the legislation pledges to ban perpetrators from cross-examining their victims during family court …

Home Secretary Priti Patel announces tough new laws on bullies who attack their partners
5 years ago

Home Secretary Priti Patel announces tough new laws on bullies who attack their partners

Daily Mail  

Domestic abuse 'tormentors' will be forced to take lie detector tests when they are freed from jail under tough new laws announced by Home Secretary Priti Patel. The Bill will also introduce a new statutory definition of domestic abuse which, for the first time, includes a reference to 'economic' abuse Victims could also be given the same status in court …

Labour MP Rosie Duffield insists domestic abuse must not be seen as a working class problem
5 years, 5 months ago

Labour MP Rosie Duffield insists domestic abuse must not be seen as a working class problem

Daily Mail  

She eventually locked him out of her flat and after which he vanished While she was not physically abused, his tempers would leave her frightened to go home at night The 48-year-old former teaching assistant wasn't an MP when she her ex-partner A Labour MP who bravely revealed she was a victim of domestic abuse has insisted that the problem …

Abusive men using child contact as way to carry on subjecting women to domestic abuse
5 years, 5 months ago

Abusive men using child contact as way to carry on subjecting women to domestic abuse

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Julian Watkins, senior research analyst at Safe Lives, said: “We …

Almost half of millennials in UK exposed to domestic abuse during childhood, poll finds
5 years, 10 months ago

Almost half of millennials in UK exposed to domestic abuse during childhood, poll finds

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Millennials who had witnessed domestic abuse as a child said …

Councils to guarantee domestic abuse victims secure accommodation under new legal duty
5 years, 10 months ago

Councils to guarantee domestic abuse victims secure accommodation under new legal duty

The Independent  

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Domestic violence: How to help someone you think is being abused by a partner
5 years, 11 months ago

Domestic violence: How to help someone you think is being abused by a partner

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In light of the government’s new landmark bill that extends the legal definition of domestic abuse …

MPs raise concerns over domestic abuse bill for failing to protect Northern Irish or migrant women
5 years, 11 months ago

MPs raise concerns over domestic abuse bill for failing to protect Northern Irish or migrant women

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The draft domestic abuse bill fails to offer protection for women in …

Psychological domestic abuse becomes crime in Scotland under ‘groundbreaking’ new law
5 years, 11 months ago

Psychological domestic abuse becomes crime in Scotland under ‘groundbreaking’ new law

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A “groundbreaking” new law has come into effect in Scotland that makes …

Domestic Abuse Bill fails migrant women whose perpetrators use immigration status as a ‘weapon to abuse'
6 years, 2 months ago

Domestic Abuse Bill fails migrant women whose perpetrators use immigration status as a ‘weapon to abuse'

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Migrant women whose immigration status is being used as a “weapon to …

Domestic abuse bill: New legislation does not go far enough to tackle problem, campaigners say
6 years, 2 months ago

Domestic abuse bill: New legislation does not go far enough to tackle problem, campaigners say

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Campaigners have said the government’s new domestic abuse bill does not go …

Domestic violence victims at risk because private probation companies 'failing to monitor abusers', new report finds
6 years, 6 months ago

Domestic violence victims at risk because private probation companies 'failing to monitor abusers', new report finds

The Independent  

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