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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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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary

Criminalisation of coercive control reaches six-year anniversary  Women’s Aid campaigned for landmark legislation  Today marks the six-year anniversary of landmark legislation which established coercive and controlling behaviour as a criminal offence in the Serious Crime Act 2015 of England and Wales.  Isabelle Younane, head of policy, campaigns and public affairs at Women’s Aid, said:   “Coercive control is at

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Women’s Aid welcomes the VAWG Policing Framework for Delivery

Women’s Aid welcomes the VAWG Policing Framework for Delivery

Women’s Aid welcomes the VAWG Policing Framework for Delivery   Women’s Aid welcomes the new delivery framework, which aims to coordinate and standardise the policing of violence against women and girls (VAWG). We particularly welcome Maggie Blyth’s, National Police Lead for VAWG’s, engagement with Women’s Aid and the wider VAWG sector on this essential document.   The inclusion of the explicit requirement for forces to “engage safely with – and seek the views of

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Women’s Aid responds to ONS statistics

Women’s Aid responds to ONS statistics   Responding to the Office of National Statistics’ estimated prevalence figures on domestic abuse in England and Wales, published today, Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said:   “The ONS publication today provides important information about the scale of domestic abuse in England and Wales, but it is vital we acknowledge that, as many survivors do not report to the police, this is likely to be the

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Women’s Aid respond to the government’s introduction of new online tool ‘StreetSafe’

Women’s Aid respond to the government’s introduction of new online tool ‘StreetSafe’   The government’s introduction of a new online tool – ‘StreetSafe’ – represents a welcome effort to improve protection and support for women and girls in light of the ongoing threat of male violence that they face on a day to day basis.

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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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Women’s Aid responds to announcement of Victims’ Code 

Women’s Aid responds to announcement of Victims’ Code   Farah Nazeer, chief executive at Women’s Aid, said “Today, the Victims’ Code comes into force, as the government sets out 12 key rights for crime victims. These rights are important because survivors of domestic abuse need to know that, as a victim of crime, they will get

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