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Women's Aid responds to CPS statistics showing domestic abuse prosecutions have dropped

Women’s Aid responds to CPS statistics

Women’s Aid responds to CPS statistics showing domestic abuse prosecutions have dropped   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Yesterday, the Crown Prosecution Service released its quarterly report of domestic abuse prosecution rates. The volume of completed prosecutions decreased to 12,858 in Q1 22/23, a reduction of 4.3% compared to Q4 21/22 (13,442). Sarah Davidge, head of research […]

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Women's Aid responds to the government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape   The government’s end to end review of the Criminal Justice System Response to Rape has uncovered inconsistent and inadequate provision of support for victims of rape and sexual assault across the country. On 12th May, the

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Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying

Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying

Women who kill: how the state criminalises women we might otherwise be burying By Sophie Howes, Research Consultant, Centre for Women’s Justice Introduction   Those working in the field of violence against women and girls are primarily focused on the state’s duties to protect, prevent and investigate crimes of violence perpetrated against women and girls.

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Women’s Aid respond to the whole life sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021

Women’s Aid respond to the whole life sentencing of Wayne Couzens for the murder of Sarah Everard in March 2021   Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid said: “Today Wayne Couzens was rightly sentenced to whole life imprisonment for the murder of Sarah Everard. He was a serving Metropolitan police officer who abused his

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Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end-to-end rape review report

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end-to-end rape review report

Women’s Aid responds to the government’s end-to-end rape review report   Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “After two years, we welcome the publication of the government’s review into how the criminal justice system handles rape. However we cannot call this an ‘end to end’ review as the government failed to directly engage

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