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. […]
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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Women’s Aid responds to changes to the justice system set out in The King’s Speech and how they will impact protecting survivors Today we are asking whether new laws in the Kings Speech really deliver justice for women facing domestic abuse. The Sentencing Bill will preserve judges’ power to send offenders who are
Women’s Aid statement in response to shortened term for the killer of Zara Aleena Sophie Francis-Cansfield, head of external affairs at Women’s Aid, comments: “It is incredibly disappointing to see that the killer of Zara Aleena has today won an appeal to reduce the minimum term of his life sentence. While the reduction, from
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Women’s Aid publishes groundbreaking research looking at what influences children and young people’s understanding of domestic abuse National domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid has today published a first-of-its-kind report into what influences children and young people’s attitudes towards domestic abuse, proving a direct link between the viewing of harmful misogynist content online and the normalisation
Women’s Aid and National Express launch Road to Refuge Women’s Aid has joined forces with the UK’s leading scheduled coach operator to support survivors of abuse by providing free National Express coach travel across the UK. The Road to Refuge scheme provides women, men and children escaping domestic abuse with access to free National
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Key findings from On Track and Routes to Support 2022 to 2023 Today we have published the key findings from our On Track and Routes to Support datasets from the year April 2022 to March 2023. Routes to Support is the UK violence against women and girls directory of services and refuge vacancies,
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VAWG sector calls for all political parties to end violence against women and girls for good Read the Joint VAWG Manifesto here. Ahead of the next general election, a coalition of 70 leading organisations working to end violence against women and girls (VAWG) has today (18th September 2023) published a joint manifesto calling on
Women’s Aid responds to the glamourising of domestic abuse on the runway at London Fashion Week Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive at Women’s Aid comments: “A black eye is not a fashion accessory. Without being clear whether it was being use to raise awareness of domestic abuse, the model and designer run the risk of
Maddy Anholt Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid: We are devastated at the news of the death of our Ambassador Maddy Anholt, who passed away yesterday aged 35. Maddy worked closely with us as she wrote her book about unhealthy relationships, and her passion was to raise awareness of abuse amongst younger people, which
