New mid Wales rape crisis centres set to open by end of year
Two new rape crisis centres for mid Wales are on schedule to open by the end of the year. The £121,000 UK government-funded suites will be based in Aberystwyth in
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Rape crisis centres across Scotland receive £1.85 million funding boost
The Scottish Government has announced an extra £1.85 million is to be invested between 2016 and 2018 in providing additional support for victims of sex crimes across Scotland. The funding
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Mental health nurse jailed for raping vulnerable patients
A mental health nurse has been jailed for life for raping and sexually assaulting vulnerable patients. Vijay Bundhun, of Tonford Lane, Canterbury, Kent, was found guilty at Maidstone Crown Court
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Roma gang guilty of trafficking women into UK ‘like pieces of meat’
A Roma Gypsy gang has been found guilty of trafficking vulnerable Slovakian women into the UK to sell into sham marriages “like pieces of meat”, Scotland Yard said. The poverty-stricken
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ONS reveal dramatic rise in sexual offences reported to police
Crime figures ‘lowest since 1981’ but police stats show sex offences increase. Crime has fallen to its lowest level since 1981, according to the national victims’ survey, but police recorded
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Anger at rape victims asked to justify themselves to taxman
Rape victims will be forced to justify themselves to the taxman to secure child tax credits under the Government’s reforms, MPs have heard. The SNP’s Roger Mullin questioned the morality
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Increase in rape reporting placing ‘overwhelming burden’ on police
Police and prosecutors need “to undertake radical change” in the way they handle rape complaints after an independent report highlighted the “overwhelming burden” on police staff, with “high levels of
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Rape support service praised in independent evaluation
A 24-hour advocacy support service for victims and survivors of rape, which was piloted in Glasgow, was highly valued by those who used it, according to an independent evaluation by
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Cahill ‘abuse’ report to be published after election
A review of how the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) handled three cases linked to an alleged rape and IRA cover-up will be published after the election. Sir Keir Starmer has
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New Scots centre for victims of gender based violence
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre (SWRC) has been launched to ensure that women in Scotland who have or are experiencing gender based violence are able to access timely and appropriate
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