Women’s Aid responds to Ofsted’s review of abuse culture in schools Amna Abdullatif, Children and Young People’s officer at Women’s Aid, said “We are deeply concerned by the serious allegations of sexual harassment and abuse that have taken place across schools and colleges in the UK, and which have prompted an urgent Ofsted investigation. […]
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Women’s Aid responds to announcement of Victims’ Code Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, said “Today, the Victims’ Code comes into force, as the government sets out 12 key rights for crime victims. These rights are important because survivors of domestic abuse need to know that, as a victim of crime, they will get
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Olympian Michelle Griffith-Robinson announced as new ambassador and Live Chat hours extended Today Women’s Aid announces Michelle Griffith-Robinson OLY as a new Ambassador – on the same day that the charity’s lifesaving Live Chat service will be extending its hours, and will now be open from 10 am – 6 pm every day including
Women’s Aid responds to Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid: “We are deeply concerned about the findings of the Commission on Race & Equality published today. The facts are clear – Black and minoritised communities face racial disparities in the health system, schools, social care, employment
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Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, meets pioneers of lifesaving train travel scheme Today at 10.45 am at Victoria Station, HRH The Duchess of Cornwall met the people who pioneered the lifesaving ‘Rail to Refuge’ scheme, which enables survivors fleeing domestic abuse to access free train travel to a safe refuge. The meeting follows the Duchess’ public
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Court of Appeal misses opportunity to effect culture change needed in family courts This morning the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in what could have been a landmark case challenging the family court’s attitude to domestic abuse and sexual violence in child contact cases. The appeals were brought after the family court was
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Women’s Aid to remove Bristol City from Football United Against Domestic Violence campaign materials Women’s Aid has taken the decision to remove Bristol City from our Football United Against Domestic Violence campaign materials following the decision to sign convicted domestic abuse perpetrator Danny Simpson for the remainder of the 20/21 season. While we
Ten ways to help end violence against women and girls The tragic death of Sarah Everard has sparked a national conversation about the violence and abuse that women and girls experience daily. We receive many questions asking how the public can help to end violence against women and girls. We’ve created a list of
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Women’s Aid welcomes extension of Rail to Refuge – lifesaving travel scheme for domestic abuse survivors Extension expected to help hundreds more domestic abuse survivors to reach safe refuge Figures show 1,348 people have used the lifesaving scheme, equal to four survivors a day Scheme was introduced by all train operators during first lockdown, having
Joint letter to the prime minister 97 specialist organisations supporting survivors of violence against women and girls have written to the prime minister with serious concerns about the government’s current response to male violence. The tragic death of Sarah Everard has sparked a national conversation about the violence and abuse that women and
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