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An insight into the unique value that specialist domestic abuse services provide to survivors and society 28th March 2024 Read More »
Leading Violence Against Women and Girls organisations issue urgent joint letter to Government highlighting the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis in the sector 20th March 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Victims’ Commissioner’s report on victim advocates 14th March 2024 Read More »
Who is missing in the data? What the available data on domestic abuse does and doesn’t tell us about women’s experiences 8th March 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Gary Goldsmith becoming a Celebrity Big Brother contestant 6th March 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid and sector colleagues send letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget Announcement 4th March 2024 Read More »
50 years of Women’s Aid and my three years at the federation’s helm – what does the next 50 years look like? 4th March 2024 Read More »
Domestic abuse services struggling to fill critical gaps in a challenging landscape, exacerbated by the rising cost-of-living 28th February 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Domestic Abuse Commissioner raising concerns about councils funding crisis 27th February 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to the Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation National Expert Steering Group Annual Progress Report 21st February 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice decision to introduce legislation making ‘rough sex’ an aggravating factor if it results in death 14th February 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid highlights the ongoing challenges that rising cost-of-living poses to specialist domestic abuse services at the Women and Equalities committee 31st January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice reversal of plans on making mediation in family courts compulsory 26th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Labour announcing that the party would install domestic abuse specialists in 999 centres 24th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to new CPS data on domestic abuse prosecutions 18th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to the early release of TV personality, Stephen Bear 17th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to new ONS research on the lived experiences of survivors in temporary safe accommodation in England 10th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid welcomes £2 million fund to help survivors of domestic abuse 9th January 2024 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to recent High Court ruling on the Child Maintenance Service 18th December 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid and Patron Melanie Brown respond to BRIT Awards shortlist nominations 18th December 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Justice calling for more lawyers to stop domestic abusers interrogating victims 7th December 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid launch 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign calling for urgent investment in specialist domestic abuse services. 25th November 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to changes to the justice system set out in The King’s Speech and how they will impact on protecting survivors 16th November 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to shortened term for the killer of Zara Aleena 3rd November 2023 Read More »
Joint letter in response to racist attack on Selma Taha, CEO of Southall Black Sisters 20th October 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid publishes groundbreaking research looking at what influences children and young people’s understanding of domestic abuse 11th October 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to Government’s plans to introduce Jade’s Law 3rd October 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to Manchester United announcement about their player, Antony 29th September 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to stabbing of teenage girl in Croydon 27th September 2023 Read More »
VAWG sector calls for all political parties to end violence against women and girls for good 18th September 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to the glamourising of domestic abuse on the runway at London Fashion Week 18th September 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice electronic monitoring tag announcement 1st September 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Mayor of London’s funding announcement for grassroots organisations tackling Violence Against Women and Girls 14th August 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to government announcing £76 million support package for charity and community organisations 24th July 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid response to IOPC launching multiple investigations into handling of reports about David Carrick 21st July 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice law changes aimed at protecting women from domestic killers 20th July 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report highlighting ongoing concerns about the traumatising experience of the Family Court for survivors 18th July 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to BBC investigation into forces failing women over police sex misconduct claims 4th July 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement in response to Andrew Tate being charged with a number of crimes against women 20th June 2023 Read More »
Cost of living crisis continues to bite as it prevents women from escaping abuse 18th June 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid statement on the 1st anniversary of the non-strangulation offence coming into force 8th June 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid Patron Melanie Brown MBE calls for domestic abuse to be key ‘election issue’ 24th May 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to release of new court documents on the death of Finley Boden 24th May 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to police chiefs issuing first ever national threat assessment of crimes 18th May 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to inclusion of love bombing in CPS’s guidance on abuse 24th April 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to changes to controlling or coercive behaviour offence 5th April 2023 Read More »
‘Excellent start’ as government announces pilot of emergency fund for domestic abuse survivors 31st March 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to HMCPSI’s new report into CPS’s handling of domestic abuse cases 30th March 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Ministry of Justice tougher sentencing announcement 17th March 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid welcomes the Mayor of London’s violence against women and girls Cost of Living fund announcement 14th March 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to Fiona Bruce’s Question Time comment on abuse, ‘it was a one off’ 10th March 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to new government measures to tackle Violence Against Women and Girls 20th February 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid responds to police misconduct cases over indecent exposure reports 14th February 2023 Read More »
Women’s Aid welcomes Mayor of London’s investment in women and girls impacted by violence 10th February 2023 Read More »
Charities urge Justice Secretary Dominic Raab to guarantee better protection for women in Family Courts 10th February 2023 Read More »
Review into Zara Aleena’s murder highlights more disastrous failings by Probation Service 25th January 2023 Read More »
Home Office refuses to grant Emergency Fund for survivors of domestic abuse 23rd January 2023 Read More »
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Women’s Aid responds: government funding for safe accommodation for domestic abuse survivors 12th December 2022 Read More »
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