“I am really pleased to see that the inspectorate has conducted a review into the Crown Prosecution Service’s handling of domestic abuse cases. “This has highlighted some worrying trends and considerable areas for improvement which can’t be ignored when we are seeing the continued drop in domestic abuse prosecutions (down by a fifth since 2019) …
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said today: “The victim’s bill has been long awaited by very many impacted by crime including domestic abuse and sexual assault and those working to support them, so today’s introduction of the legislation is welcome. I had hoped the Victims Bill would transform and even revolutionise the response to …
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Over the next two days the Domestic Abuse Commissioner is bringing together hundreds of people who have a role to play in tackling domestic abuse. Either through their lived experiences, or the work they do to support survivors. The first ever Festival of Practice, which is being held in Manchester on March 28th and 29th, …
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In response to the publication of Baroness Louise Casey’s review into the Met, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said: “The findings of Louise Casey’s year-long review could not be more distressing or damning: “institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia” which we see play out every day has extremely serious consequences for victims and survivors. “The experiences …
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Two years ago, the former Victims Commissioner and I, among many other campaigners, called for a review of domestic homicide sentencing over concerns about gendered disparities in sentencing and more broadly in the criminal justice system. That review was completed last June, and I am delighted to read Clare Wade KC’s very comprehensive report which …
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A report out today is calling for an overhaul of how Britain deals with one of its most vulnerable groups of domestic abuse victims – thousands of victims in the UK with an insecure immigration status who can’t get public funds. Data being released by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, gives the first concrete …
Exclusive new data from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner has revealed the huge scale of inequalities in service provision for victims and survivors of domestic abuse across England and Wales. For the first time, pioneering new mapping by the Commissioner shows the extent of the disparities in levels of domestic abuse service from area to area, …
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Cost of living crisis is rapidly becoming a national emergency for domestic abuse victims In some cases, this crisis could mean the difference between life and death for domestic abuse victims who can’t afford to leave perpetrators The crisis will only get worse as the winter months approach, warns Nicole Jacobs The Domestic Abuse Commissioner …
Domestic abuse incidents continue to remain high in England and Wales and it is extremely concerning to see the figures released by the Crown Prosecution Service today appear to show we are going in entirely the wrong direction for victims when it comes to the criminal justice system. The figures show that the volume of …
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The Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to joint College of Policing, Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Service (HMICFRS) and Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) report on police perpetrated domestic abuse (PPDA). Nicole Jacobs says the report has highlighted serious and deeply concerning findings and forces must take swift and extensive action …
