A Government minister has refused to confirm a new Domestic Abuse Bill would ban the cross-examination of victims by alleged perpetrators – which had been proposed before Parliament was suspended.
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A probation service’s work with offenders remains “unacceptably poor” with concerns raised over failures to check the risks posed to domestic abuse victims and children, inspectors said. The “greatest deficiencies”
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Domestic abuse charities have criticised Theresa May for giving former England cricket star Geoffrey Boycott a knighthood. The former Test opener, 78, was convicted in France in 1998 of beating
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A “serial predatory fraudster” pretended to be a police officer and solicitor to con domestic abuse victims, a court has heard. Stephen Davey, 49, was jailed for four years for
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New proposals to protect domestic abuse survivors are expected to be “revived very quickly” in the new parliamentary session, a Cabinet minister has said. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted Boris
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A little boy removed from his home more than two years ago because he was being exposed to domestic violence can return to his mother’s care, a family court judge
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Men may be more likely to victim-blame women who are sexually harassed because they are more empathetic with the perpetrators, new research suggests. When asked to respond to a “clear-cut”
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Officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.
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Campaigners are calling for urgent reform to so-called “digital strip searches” of crime victims by police. New digital disclosure consent forms have been rolled out to all 43 police forces
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A High Court judge says guidance may be needed to solve a “serious procedural problem” related to efforts to prevent forced marriage. Mr Justice Holman said Foreign Office officials may
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