The Crown Prosecution Service has issued new guidelines for prosecutors tackling domestic abuse, as authorities brace for a thousands-strong surge in such cases. In 2012/13 there were nearly 71,000 domestic
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A new domestic abuse offence of “coercive and controlling behaviour” has been announced which has a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison. Coercive and controlling behaviour can
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Nearly one in four men has experienced domestic violence or abuse, a survey suggests. The YouGov poll for ITV lunchtime show Loose Women found 23% of men had been a
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Scotland’s Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has welcomed the imminent introduction of a landmark pilot scheme that allows women and men to access information on their new partners’ offending history. From
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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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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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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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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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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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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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