MPs told to ‘act, not mourn’, as names of women killed by men last year read out
Labour MP Jess Phillips has read out a list of names of women killed by men in the last year, the ninth year she has carried out what she called
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Domestic Abuse Commissioner warns of funding threat to lifesaving services
Lifesaving services for domestic abuse survivors are at risk of disappearing amid a funding crisis, the Government is being warned. Nicole Jacobs (pictured), the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and
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Ministers urged to be ‘more interested’ in the vulnerable over legal aid access
The Government does not know whether eligible people are able to access crucial legal aid and should do more to ensure it is widely available, according to the public spending
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Wide-ranging CPS survey shows societal myths persist around rape and consent
Myths around rape and consent persist in society “with serious consequences for survivors and justice”, the victims’ commissioner has said after a wide-ranging survey of the public. Almost one in
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Two women suffer physical harm after Wiltshire Police failings on Clare’s Law
Two women were physically harmed following failures relating to Clare’s Law applications at Wiltshire Police, the force has confirmed. More than 3,500 applications, made between April 2015 and August 2023,
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Many victims not receiving best service from criminal justice system – report
The criminal justice system is not providing the highest quality service to many victims, and does not always invest the time and attention needed in cases, a new report has
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Government accused of betraying families of murdered children in new data law
The Government has been accused of betraying the families of murdered children by narrowing the scope of new coroner powers to access data held by tech companies that is potentially
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Domestic Abuse Commissioner vows to hold public bodies to account over deaths
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales has pledged to hold public bodies to account over the action they take to prevent future deaths. Research for the commissioner’s office
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MPs defeat Government over moves to compensate infected blood scandal victims
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has suffered his first Commons defeat after Tory rebels backed speeding up efforts to compensate victims of the infected blood scandal. A total of 22 Conservative
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NCA has done ‘all we realistically can’ to identify child abuse victims in Rotherham
The National Crime Agency (NCA) says it is confident it has done “all we realistically can” to identify victims of the Rotherham child sexual abuse scandal after identifying more than
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