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Women’s Aid responds to Justice Select Committee’s recommendations on improving the Victims Bill

Women’s Aid responds to Justice Select Committee’s recommendations on improving the Victims Bill

Women’s Aid responds to Justice Select Committee’s recommendations on improving the Victims Bill   The government’s response to the Justice Select Committee’s recommendations on improving the Victims Bill, published today, fails to accept measures recommended by the Committee and Women’s Aid that would benefit survivors of domestic abuse, highlighting the ineffectiveness of this legislation. Women’s […]

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Women’s Aid responds: Istanbul Convention

Women’s Aid responds: Istanbul Convention   The home secretary has announced the UK is compliant with the Istanbul Convention and is in a position to seek parliament’s approval for ratification – though with some reservations. Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid said: “Women’s Aid welcomes the home secretary’s announcement that the UK is now

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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’s Aid responds to the budget

Women’s Aid has responded to the Chancellor’s budget   27th October 2021 – updated statement “We are disappointed to not see the level of investment needed to prevent domestic abuse and violence against women and girls (VAWG) in today’s budget. The government has stated that tackling these crimes is “a top priority”. Whilst we welcome the announced £185 million which will increase the number of Independent Sexual and Domestic Violence Advisors to

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One Year On Event: Marking the anniversary of the Ministry of Justice expert panel

Marking the anniversary of the Ministry of Justice expert panel   On 21st June 2021 over 300 survivors, family court professionals, domestic abuse charities, lawyers and judges attended a Women’s Aid event to mark the anniversary of the Ministry of Justice expert panel on assessing risk of harm to children and parents in private law

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Women’s Aid responds to ONS crime statistics for year ending Dec 2020

Women’s Aid responds to ONS crime statistics for year ending Dec 2020   Farah Nazeer chief executive at Women’s Aid said “In the year ending March 2020, approximately 1.6 million women experienced domestic abuse in England and Wales (ONS 2020). The crime statistics released today do not include an update on this estimate because the

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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 to the Lords’ rejections of the domestic abuse bill amendment

Women’s Aid responds to the Lords’ rejections of the domestic abuse bill amendment   Lucy Hadley, Head of Policy and Campaigns at Women’s Aid said: “We are deeply disappointed that MPs did not vote for the safety of all women and rejected the Lords’ amendments, led by Southall Black Sisters, the Step Up Migrant Women

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