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Women’s Aid responds to police recruitment with links to domestic abuse 

Women’s Aid responds to police recruitment with links to domestic abuse   Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said:  “It is appalling that men with a known history of domestic abuse and sex offence have been allowed to become police officers. There has been an increasing spotlight on this issue in light of the […]

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Women’s Aid responds to inclusion of love bombing in CPS’s guidance on abuse

Women’s Aid responds to inclusion of love bombing in CPS’s guidance on abuse   Lizzy Dobres, Policy and Practice Manager at Women’s Aid said: “We welcome the inclusion of love bombing in the Crown Prosecution Service’s guidance on abuse. Love bombing is a dangerous tactic often used by abusers in the early stages of the

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Women’s Aid responds to HMCPSI’s new report into CPS’s handling of domestic abuse cases

Women’s Aid responds to HMCPSI’s new report into CPS’s handling of domestic abuse cases   Lucy Hadley, head of policy at Women’s Aid said: “Despite commitment to prioritise domestic abuse, serious issues remain with how prosecutors respond to survivors. The court process is traumatic for survivors of abuse and it is vital that all agencies

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Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice mediation proposals

Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice mediation proposals   Lucy Hadley, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid said:  “Too often, we hear that the family courts’ chronic misunderstanding and minimising of domestic abuse is the reason why survivors don’t feel confident to disclose abuse in the first place. Survivors frequently fear they will be

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Women’s Aid responds to Baroness Louise Casey’s report on the Met police

Women’s Aid responds to Baroness Louise Casey’s report on the Met police   Lucy Hadley, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid said:  “Baroness Casey has found that the Met is broken. If this shocking report does not lead to system wide change within the country’s largest police force, what will? “Every day, our services hear

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Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice tougher sentencing announcement

Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice tougher sentencing announcement   Lucy Hadley, Head of Policy at Women’s Aid, said:  “Coercive control is at the core of all domestic abuse and this law change is a positive step towards greater awareness and recognition of the immense damage caused by controlling behaviours. It is imperative that sentencing

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Women’s Aid welcomes the Mayor of London’s violence against women and girls Cost of Living fund announcement 

Women’s Aid welcomes the Mayor of London’s violence against women and girls Cost of Living fund announcement    Lizzy Dobres, policy and practice manager, at Women’s Aid said:  “We welcome the Mayor of London’s £1 million violence against women and girls Cost of Living fund announced today. Current economic pressures have had a detrimental impact

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Women’s Aid responds to Fiona Bruce’s Question Time comment on abuse, ‘it was a one off’

Women’s Aid responds to Fiona Bruce’s Question Time comment on abuse, “it was a one off”.   Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said: “At Women’s Aid we were shocked last night to see the Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce state, in response to a comment that Stanley Johnson was a ‘wife-beater’, that “friends of his

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