Rape and sex assault victims are being let down in as many as one in three cases, a study by the prosecution watchdog suggests. Inspectors found specialist CPS units had
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The Duchess of Cornwall has pledged to try and help victims of domestic abuse after hearing the harrowing testimonies of women who have suffered at the hands of partners or
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A survivor of child abuse has said he feels “misled” by the Scottish Government over reforms to a lifeline counselling service. Paul Anderson, from Kirkintilloch, said he was given an
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Victims of domestic slavery need greater protections, the Lords heard. Labour’s Lord Rosser said changes to visa rules were required to help rescue foreign workers from abusive employment. The peer
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An award-winning charity, which rescues women from forced marriage and hundreds of young people from radicalisation, faces closure in a matter of months if it does not receive further funding.
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Teenagers aged 16 and 17 should receive special legal protection to deter those who want to sexually exploit them, a Tory MP has said. Kit Malthouse said victims of sex
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More than two thirds of police forces in England and Wales are letting down vulnerable victims, a new report suggests. Four services were rated as “inadequate” for how they protect
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Trainee doctors should be taught to recognise the signs of “gender-based violence” against women such as domestic abuse, sexual violence and forced marriage, the Chief Medical Officer has said in
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Two University of Leicester criminologists have been commissioned by the Police and Crime Commissioner for Hertfordshire to lead a project designed to inform the development of a new hate crime
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Equally Safe is a new blog from the Scottish Government which aims to provide information and updates on some of the work happening across Scotland to prevent and eradicate violence
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