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Joint statement on the Domestic Abuse Plan: Respect and Women’s Aid

Joint statement on the Domestic Abuse Plan: Respect and Women’s Aid   Domestic abuse is a matter of national priority as this plan appropriately acknowledges. Over the past year, there has been a significant increase in public attention paid to domestic abuse and the long-term detrimental impact of the pandemic on women and children fleeing […]

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Women’s Aid publishes updated figures on the annual investment needed to fund the domestic abuse support sector

Women’s Aid publishes updated figures on the annual investment needed to fund the domestic abuse support sector in England    The national annual cost is estimated at £409m   In 2019 Women’s Aid produced a national assessment of the investment needed annually to fund the domestic abuse support sector, Funding specialist support for domestic abuse survivors (1). These estimates were based on the

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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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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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Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding

Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding

Network of refuges in England depends on services running with no funding By Maia Samuel, Senior Research and Evaluation Officer at Women’s Aid Monday 15th February 2021: Today, Women’s Aid published a new report, Fragile funding landscape: the extent of local authority commissioning in the domestic abuse refuge sector in England 2020 Read the report:

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