Women’s Aid News

Women’s Aid highlight the impact of the Assisted Dying Bill on those experiencing domestic abuse Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid is concerned that the Assisted Dying Bill, a Private Members Bill currently being debated in Parliament, lacks effective safeguarding of domestic abuse survivors and fear that survivors may be

Women’s Aid comment on the state of policing on the fourth anniversary of Sarah Everard’s murder Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said:   “Four years ago this week, Sarah Everard was brutally murdered by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer. Our deepest thoughts go out to Sarah’s family and friends on this unimaginably

Women’s Aid react to the publication of the Independent Pornography Review Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said: “While Women’s Aid welcome the Independent Pornography Review published by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, and agree with the findings, we are concerned that the proposals made are voluntary for tech companies. Online

Women’s Aid respond to the pilot launch of Raneem’s Law Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said: “Last week, the Government launched the pilot of Raneem’s Law, embedding domestic abuse specialists in the 999 control rooms of five forces across the country, with the aim of improving police responses to domestic abuse. While

Women’s Aid comment on the introduction of the Crime and Policing Bill Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid welcomes the introduction of the previously announced Crime and Policing Bill, which includes the specific aim of tacking Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) but are disappointed to see that there is no

Women’s Aid update: Live Chat opening hours We, at Women’s Aid, work together with our member services to provide lifesaving support to women and children experiencing abuse. We remain focused on delivering our limited resources in the most effective way we can. From Monday 10th February the Live Chat service will be operating between 10am-4pm on weekdays and will

Women’s Aid respond to National Audit Office report on Government efforts to tackle violence against women and girls Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “Women’s Aid welcomed the Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, launched by the Government in 2021, which was intended to ensure a strong focus on prevention and a