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Who is missing in the data? What the available data on domestic abuse does and doesn’t tell us about women’s experiences 

Who is missing in the data? What the available data on domestic abuse does and doesn’t tell us about women’s experiences   When it comes to responding to crime, it can be said with certainty that data matters – it matters when it comes to establishing who is most vulnerable, who the likely perpetrators are, […]

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Women’s Aid and sector colleagues send letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget Announcement

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

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50 years of Women’s Aid and my three years at the federation’s helm – what does the next 50 years look like? 

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

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Domestic abuse services struggling to fill critical gaps in a challenging landscape, exacerbated by the rising cost-of-living

Domestic abuse services struggling to fill critical gaps in a challenging landscape, exacerbated by the rising cost-of-living   National domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid is marking 50 years of supporting women and children, but a new report published today highlights that our services are needed now more than ever. The annual Domestic Abuse Report highlights

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Women’s Aid highlights the ongoing challenges that rising cost-of-living poses to specialist domestic abuse services at the Women and Equalities committee 

Women’s Aid highlights the ongoing challenges that rising cost-of-living poses to specialist domestic abuse services at the Women and Equalities committee  Today, Women’s Aid gave evidence at the Women and Equalities committee, highlighting how the ongoing cost-of-living challenges are pushing specialist domestic abuse services to breaking point, with real concerns about services having to turn

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Women’s Aid welcomes £2 million fund to help survivors of domestic abuse

Women’s Aid welcomes £2 million fund to help survivors of domestic abuse   Women’s Aid is delighted to be working with the Home Office, member services and sector peers to help distribute an additional £2 million in funding to provide one-off payments to survivors of domestic abuse to help them flee, and stay fled, from abusers.  

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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches eight-year anniversary

Criminalisation of coercive control reaches eight-year anniversary Today marks the eight-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal offence in the Serious Crime Act 2015 of England and Wales. Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, comments:  Criminalising coercive and controlling behaviour, which Women’s Aid campaigned for alongside other

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Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Justice calling for more lawyers to stop domestic abusers interrogating victims

Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Justice calling for more lawyers to stop domestic abusers interrogating victims Lucy Hadley, head of policy at Women’s Aid, comments:   “We are pleased that the Government has listened to our concerns about the Qualified Legal Representatives scheme, outlined in a joint letter we sent earlier this year.

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Women's Aid responds to the Government's Autumn Statement

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s Autumn Statement

Women’s Aid responds to the Government’s Autumn Statement   Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, comments:  At Women’s Aid we welcome the news in the Autumn Statement that an additional £2 million in funding will be made available to survivors of domestic abuse through the Home Office emergency fund. When we worked on the

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