SOS: Save Refuges, Save Lives The Women’s Aid SOS: Save Refuges, Save Lives campaign is calling for the national network of refuges to be protected and funded to better protect the lives of the thousands of women and children escaping domestic violence every year. The campaign aims to ensure that refuges, and the services they […]
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Virtual world, real fear: Women’s Aid report into online abuse, harassment and stalking A Women’s Aid report into online abuse, harassment and stalking. Women’s Aid has published a new report, Virtual world, real fear: Women’s Aid report into online abuse, harassment and stalking. This report draws out the key themes from Woman’s Aid’s conference demonstrating the
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APPG Inquiry into Women’s Access to Justice: 2014 In March 2014 the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic and Sexual Violence released a report revealing that the criminal justice system continues to fail women when they experience domestic violence. The report concluded the APPG’s Inquiry into women survivors’ access to justice, which received both written
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APPG 2015 Report: The Changing Landscape of Domestic and Sexual Violence Services In February 2015 the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic and Sexual Violence, supported by Women’s Aid and Rape Crisis England and Wales, released a report revealing that funding for violence against women services is not fit for purpose. The report concluded the
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APPG 2017 Report: Domestic Violence Recommendations Report on Online Abuse The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic Violence convened an Expert Discussion on the issue of online abuse in October 2016 with representatives from online providers, the police and prosecutors, support services and Government. The APPG are concerned about the increasing levels of domestic abuse
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APPG 2018 Report: Creating a Truly Transformative Domestic Abuse Bill The APPG welcomes the proposed domestic abuse bill as a landmark opportunity to transform the national response to survivors of domestic abuse. The APPG is a valuable parliamentary mechanism for engagement with, and scrutiny of, the proposed legislation. The group knows that there are a
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APPG 2019 report: See the recommendations from the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic Violence and Abuse Since the announcement of the intention to bring forward legislation on domestic abuse in 2017, the APPG has sought to highlight that domestic abuse is much wider than a criminal justice issue alone. In 2018-19 the group continued to
APPG 2022 Report: The Road to Recovery: Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Domestic Abuse Survivors Women’s Aid is the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic Violence and Abuse. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic Violence and Abuse was set up as a forum to work with parliamentarians on the issue of domestic
APPG 2016 Report: Domestic Abuse, Child Contact and the Family Courts In April 2016, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Domestic Violence launched its report highlighting the urgent need for an end to cross-examination of survivors of domestic abuse by their abuser in the family court. The report is the result of a Parliamentary Hearing in
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Funding a National Network of Refuges: Providing a lifeline for families fleeing domestic abuse We commissioned a group of expert consultants to work with us to develop an alternative model of funding for specialist women’s refuges. This work was taken forward in light of a funding crisis that refuges have been tackling over the past
