Third anniversary of the Domestic Abuse Act Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, comments: “The Domestic Abuse Act came into force three years ago – a significant piece of legislation that was hard-won by tireless campaigning by survivors, activists, Women’s Aid and our sister organisations tackling violence against women and girls. “Despite the […]
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Women’s Aid responds to quarterly CPS data on domestic abuse prosecutions Yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service released its quarterly report of domestic abuse prosecution rates. The data shows that despite a slight increase in the number of referrals from the police, charging rates have decreased to 78.4% in Q3 23/24. Similarly, completed prosecutions reduced
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VAWG Sector Joint Statement on Social Housing Allocations Consultation We are deeply concerned about the proposed changes to social housing allocations as a means to tackle a chronic lack of suitable social housing. The ‘British homes for British people’ proposals would create further barriers and discrimination towards survivors of domestic abuse and other forms
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Leading Violence Against Women and Girls organisations issue urgent joint letter to Government highlighting the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis in the sector Today, Women’s Aid, alongside 57 sector colleagues, have issued an urgent letter to the Government highlighting the deepening recruitment and retention crisis within the sector, calling for an independent task force to
Women’s Aid responds to Victims’ Commissioner’s report on victim advocates Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, comments: “We are pleased to see the new report from the Victims’ Commissioner, looking at the vital role played by victim advocates when it comes to supporting survivors going through the justice system. “It is however, heartbreaking
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Women’s Aid responds to the Budget 2024 Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, comments: “The government has left the future of lifesaving domestic abuse services in doubt today. These critical services, which provide safety and support for thousands of women and children every year, are at crisis point. For nearly a decade, these services
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Women’s Aid responds to Gary Goldsmith becoming a Celebrity Big Brother contestant Women’s Aid spokeswoman comments: “The decision to include a man who has been charged, and pleaded guilty to, assaulting his wife, in the Celebrity Big Brother house demonstrates the lack of awareness that the production team has when it comes to survivors of
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Women’s Aid and sector colleagues send letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget Announcement Ahead of the Spring Budget on 6 March, leading national organisations representing violence against women and girls (VAWG) services in England and Wales are urgently calling on the Chancellor to prioritise funding for lifesaving services and prevent them
50 years of Women’s Aid and my three years at the federation’s helm – what does the next 50 years look like? This year is an incredibly special one for us as an organisation – 50 years since we were founded. Born out of the women’s movement of the 70s and 80s, we have
Three years on from the murder of Sarah Everard Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, comments: “Today marks three years since the murder of Sarah Everard, with the first findings of the inquiry report looking at the missed opportunities to stop her murderer, former police officer, Wayne Couzens, published only days before. The
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