The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has today announced the appointment of researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science, commissioned to produce a report on support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse who have no recourse to public funds (NRPF) in summer 2022. The research will be conducted over six months from January …
Last October my office published the Safety Before Status report about migrant survivors of domestic abuse. It found that some of the most vulnerable domestic abuse victims are being forced to stay with their abusers or face homelessness and destitution because they are ineligible to access public funds to flee. Today the Home Office has …
Domestic Abuse Commissioner critical of government failure to offer safe reporting mechanisms for migrant victims of domestic abuse Government rejected recommendation to create a ‘firewall’ to enable migrant victims to safely report domestic abuse to police without fear of being reported to immigration authorities Decision plays into hands of perpetrators who threaten victims with deportation if they report their …
Commissioner launches ambitious national mapping survey aimed at 2.3m domestic abuse victims across England & Wales Comprehensive survey of all victims is first step in ending the ‘postcode lottery’ of services Commissioner will use her legal powers laid out in the Domestic Abuse Act to tackle inconsistencies Survey for anyone aged over 16 who used …
Every day I hear from domestic abuse survivors about their experiences in the family courts. Far too often survivors and their children have been let down and retraumatised through the process and it is one of my utmost priorities to change this. The stakes in these cases could not be higher. The family justice system …
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In response to the Office of National Statistics latest figures on domestic abuse, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said: “Domestic abuse recorded by the police remains at near record volumes across England and Wales. Last year the numbers recorded by police were up 79,000 (6 per cent). “During the national lockdowns, we heard of …
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LGBT+ domestic abuse victims are being let down by a lack of specialist support, new report finds There is a huge lack of specialist support for LGBT+ victims of domestic abuse across England and Wales Out of 803 full time frontline domestic abuse support workers (known as IDVAs) there are only 3.5 that are LGBT+ …
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In response to the latest CPS statistics released today, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said: “I am deeply concerned to see that fewer perpetrators of domestic abuse are being held accountable for their actions, with the number of convictions for these offences falling by almost 15% in the last year. The past year has …
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Report recognises “Immigration abuse” for the first time as being used by abusers as a form of coercion and control The risk that police pass information to immigration enforcement means that migrant victims fear reporting abuse, allowing dangerous offenders to escape justice. One survivor said: “I could barely tolerate the abuse, but couldn’t dare going to …
Responding to the findings of the HMICFRS report which calls for violence against women and girls to be treated with the same priority as terrorism, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said now was the time to take action. In its report commissioned by the Home Secretary, HMICFRS recommended a series of improvements that the …
