Police Scotland to target domestic abusers
Police Scotland are to launch a festive campaign which will specifically target those suspected of domestic abuse, after the first year of Police Scotland saw an 81% increase in reports
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Tag: Domestic Abuse / Violence
33% of British women suffer domestic abuse, new survey
One in three women in Britain have suffered domestic violence according to a new poll, which found more than a third of the victims had kept it a secret from
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Report: Rebuilding lives after domestic violence
A report examined how women and children who experienced domestic violence rebuilt their lives after physically removing themselves from the control and coercion exerted by the perpetrator. It examined post-separation
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Government consider new law to cover psychological domestic abuse as crime
A new criminal offence of domestic abuse that covers non-violent behaviour is being put out to consultation by the Government. Abuse victims whose partners cause psychological harm by threatening them
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Aberdeen & Ayrshire named for domestic abuse pilot
Police Scotland has announced that a new Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse, also known as Clare’s Law, will be piloted in two areas of Scotland. It was confirmed at the
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Labour: Government orders failing victims of domestic violence
The government is failing victims of domestic violence by allowing more than 10,000 perpetrators to get away with a slap on the wrist, Labour’s Yvette Cooper said today. The Shadow
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Domestic violence conviction rate rises to 75%
A record three in four prosecutions for domestic violence resulted in a conviction last year, new figures reveal. The UK’s most senior prosecutor will today disclose that defendants admitted offences
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Blueprint hopes to end violence against women and girls
A review of the justice system is to be carried out as part of an ambitious new blueprint aimed at ending all violence against women and girls. The Scottish Government
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New Scots domestic violence group to meet
A new group set up to establish a pilot of “Clare’s Law” in Scotland will meet for the first time next week, it has been announced. First Minister Alex Salmond
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Report: Unreported domestic violence incidents
There is a widely repeated claim that victims of domestic abuse suffer an average of 35 incidents prior to someone calling the police. This claim is often made without reference
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