Hundreds of Jobcentre workers are being trained to support victims of domestic abuse. The Government announced that by the end of the summer, every Jobcentre in the UK will have
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Care for elderly victims of crime by police and prosecutors was not good enough in more than half the cases examined by two watchdogs. Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and
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Both Tory leadership hopefuls have committed to supporting new domestic violence laws, a minister has claimed. Home Office minister Victoria Atkins told MPs she has spoken to both Jeremy Hunt
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A charity has lost a High Court challenge against the Home Office over the use of children as informants by police and other investigative bodies. Just For Kids Law argued
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Survivors of child sexual abuse are being let down by the “persistent failure” of the criminal justice system, a report by MPs and peers has found. The parliamentarians said they
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The Government has been accused of trying to “stifle the debate on issues like abortion and equal marriage” in Northern Ireland. Labour MP Connor McGinn (St Helens North) raised concerns
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Hundreds of rape cases are being delayed by months because of a backlog in digital processing. The London Assembly Police and Crime Committee heard that the issue is “a major
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Sexual abuse survivors have been “curled up on the floor crying” during their benefits assessment, MPs have heard. Labour’s Ruth George highlighted the wider impact of the benefits system on
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Victims of slavery and trafficking are being held in immigration detention centres for “administrative convenience”, MPs have been told. The Commons Home Affairs Committee heard the claim during its inquiry
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Women are being let down by lacklustre laws which are failing to protect them from image-based sexual abuse such as revenge porn and fake porn offences, a report into the
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