Domestic Abuse Bill

Women's Aid statement on the Royal Assent of the Domestic Abuse Bill

Women’s Aid statement on the Royal Assent of the domestic abuse bill

Women’s Aid statement on the Royal Assent of the domestic abuse bill   Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid Federation of England, said  “Four years after the domestic abuse bill was first promised in the Queen’s Speech, it has finally become law, and today we would like to pay tribute to the many survivors, […]

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Women’s Aid responds as domestic abuse bill returns to the House of Commons 

Women’s Aid responds as domestic abuse bill returns to the House of Commons   The domestic abuse bill must protect all women – women and children cannot afford to settle for less   Farah Nazeer chief executive at Women’s Aid said “Today the domestic abuse bill returns to the House of Commons. This is the

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Domestic abuse bill amendment: Simple legal mechanism would allow women to stay at home safely

Domestic abuse bill amendment: Simple legal mechanism would allow women to stay at home safely instead of having to flee The last day of the report stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill on Monday 15 March will see a cross-party amendment to help prevent a victim of domestic abuse from being forced to leave the

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International Women's Day: Blog by Farah Nazeer

International Women’s Day – Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer

International Women’s Day   Blog by chief executive of Women’s Aid, Farah Nazeer This is my first International Women’s Day as Women’s Aid chief executive, and I am proud to have joined such an incredible all-woman team.   My passion has always been working towards ending violence against women and girls and progressing women’s rights

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International Women’s Day: Women’s Aid launches petition to require local authorities to fund women’s domestic abuse services

International Women’s Day: Women’s Aid launches petition to require local authorities to fund women’s domestic abuse services   Sign the petition here and share with your networks to support our vital campaign to protect women’s refuges and local domestic abuse services. On International Women’s Day, the national domestic abuse charity Women’s Aid is launching a petition to the government

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“Parental alienation”: A dangerous and harmful concept

“Parental alienation”: A dangerous and harmful concept

“Parental alienation”: A dangerous and harmful concept A Safe blog by Jenny Birchall, Senior Research and Policy Officer at Women’s Aid Over the last few years, the terms “parental alienation” and “alienating behaviour” have been used more and more – in the family courts, in children’s social work, on social media, and even in debates

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Women’s Aid responds to new amendments to the domestic abuse bill

Women’s Aid responds to new amendments to the domestic abuse bill   “Following the successful campaigning by survivors and organisations, the government has announced it will support amendments to the domestic abuse bill to criminalise threats to share intimate images; non-fatal strangulation; and post-separation abuse. Whilst these much-needed changes to the bill are welcome, we remain concerned the legislation continues to exclude migrant women from equal protection and support. This remains a significant gap in

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Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s funding announcement

Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s funding announcement   Lucy Hadley, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Women’s Aid said “We welcome the £125 million allocated to councils to fund the statutory duty, which is vital for stopping women and children escaping abuse from being turned away from the

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Domestic abuse support services face funding challenges

Over half of domestic abuse support services were running areas of work without dedicated funding The domestic abuse sector continues to face funding challenges, according to Women’s Aid’s The Domestic Abuse Report 2021: The Annual Audit. The report reviews how support services have fared during the financial year 2019 – 2020 and the findings will be announced at

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Women’s Aid responds to launch of Ask for Ani codeword scheme

Women’s Aid responds to Ask for Ani codeword launch   Nicki Norman, acting chief executive at Women’s Aid, said “Following the ‘Mask 19’ initiative in Spain and other European countries – where women can use a codeword to alert pharmacies about domestic abuse – the UK government is launching a similar approach. Survivors will be able to

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