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Greenwich secures £1.95m funding for innovative domestic abuse project

By Iain MacDonald10th July 20173rd November 2018News England

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has won £1.95m of funding from the Department for Education’s Innovation Programme for a three year project which will transform help for children and families

Prison terms for domestic violence should be served in full, peers told

By Trevor Mason7th July 20173rd November 2018News England

Perpetrators of domestic violence should serve a full prison sentence rather than being released early, the House of Lords has been told. Tory Baroness Manzoor said society must have “zero

PM urged to stop domestic abuse victim’s family being deported amid FGM fears

By Richard Wheeler5th July 20173rd November 2018News Scotland

Theresa May has been urged to intervene to stop a domestic abuse victim’s family being deported, amid genital mutilation fears for the woman’s daughter. SNP MP Hannah Bardell described the

Abuse legislation must go further to protect children, Holyrood MSPs told

By The Press Association20th June 2017News Scotland

Legislation to tackle domestic abuse must go further to protect children, MSPs have been told. The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill creates a specific criminal offence of ”abusive behaviour towards a

More work needed to determine best ways to prevent domestic violence, says Academic

By Iain MacDonald7th June 2017Education & Training

A University of Worcester academic says more work needs to be done to determine the most effective ways of preventing domestic violence. Erica Bowen, Professor of Violence Prevention Research at

Justice system failing victims of domestic abuse and coercive behaviour, Plaid Cymru

By Jemma Crew8th May 2017News Wales

The justice system is failing to protect victims of stalking, harassment, domestic abuse and coercive behaviour from further distress, according to a new report. Just over half of the 122

LGBT charity collapsed over ‘chaotic’ management after £1.4m grants, watchdog

By Sam Lister27th April 2017News England

A domestic violence charity that received £1.4 million of taxpayers’ cash collapsed after “chaotic” management, according to a public spending watchdog. Broken Rainbow, which supported lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender

Abuse reports must be taken seriously, says charity after Alice Ruggles murder

By Tom Wilkinson and Alexander Britton27th April 2017News England

The murder of a 24-year-old who was stalked and had her neck slashed by her “psychopath” soldier ex-boyfriend is a “potent reminder” of why women reporting abuse must be taken

Engage: The UK’s hidden homeless – lone women parents most likely to suffer

By Iain MacDonald21st April 2017Engage

Growing numbers of women in England are experiencing ‘hidden homelessness’ – living in precarious arrangements without privacy or their own legal living space – according to new research. Women’s homelessness

‘Significant variations’ in forensic provision for victims of sexual crime in Scotland

By Iain MacDonald31st March 2017News Scotland

Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland (HMICS) has published its report on provision of services for forensic examinations across Scotland for victims of sexual crime. HMICS Strategic Overview of

Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence

Greenwich secures £1.95m funding for innovative domestic abuse project

Prison terms for domestic violence should be served in full, peers told

PM urged to stop domestic abuse victim’s family being deported amid FGM fears

Abuse legislation must go further to protect children, Holyrood MSPs told

More work needed to determine best ways to prevent domestic violence, says Academic

Justice system failing victims of domestic abuse and coercive behaviour, Plaid Cymru

LGBT charity collapsed over ‘chaotic’ management after £1.4m grants, watchdog

Abuse reports must be taken seriously, says charity after Alice Ruggles murder

Engage: The UK’s hidden homeless – lone women parents most likely to suffer

‘Significant variations’ in forensic provision for victims of sexual crime in Scotland

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence

Greenwich secures £1.95m funding for innovative domestic abuse project

Prison terms for domestic violence should be served in full, peers told

PM urged to stop domestic abuse victim’s family being deported amid FGM fears

Abuse legislation must go further to protect children, Holyrood MSPs told

More work needed to determine best ways to prevent domestic violence, says Academic

Justice system failing victims of domestic abuse and coercive behaviour, Plaid Cymru

LGBT charity collapsed over ‘chaotic’ management after £1.4m grants, watchdog

Abuse reports must be taken seriously, says charity after Alice Ruggles murder

Engage: The UK’s hidden homeless – lone women parents most likely to suffer

‘Significant variations’ in forensic provision for victims of sexual crime in Scotland