The Justice Secretary Alex Chalk MP announced today that the government will introduce a presumption against prison sentences of less than 12 months and allow the prison service to let some prisoners on short sentences out of jail up to 18 days early. The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, Nicole Jacobs, says: “Many …
Today the Ministry of Justice has announced that Baroness Newlove has been appointed as the Interim Victim’s Commissioner. Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, says: “I am delighted that Baroness Newlove has been appointed the Interim Victim’s Commissioner. I strongly admired the work she was able to achieve during her role as Victim’s Commissioner between 2013 …
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Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, says: “The friends and family of Joanna Simpson have been campaigning for years for this decision. “Government must ensure justice for all victims, implementing the recommendations of the Wade Review into Domestic Homicide Sentencing. I have also called for all perpetrators that have been found guilty of manslaughter on the …
Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner, says: “Perpetrators of domestic homicide should not be allowed to dictate from the prison cell decisions about the children whose parent they have killed. I strongly welcome the principles of Jade’s Law. “Today’s announcement is down to the tireless campaigning of the family of Jade Ward, who have fought to protect Jade’s …
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Today a new report has been published sharing findings from an ongoing online survey of survivors of rape and sexual assault and their experiences of the police in England and Wales as part of Operation Soteria Bluestone. It contains the voices of the 1,968 survivors with police experience who completed the survey between 16 January – …
The Metropolitan police force has announced the ‘largest reform of culture and standards in decades’, including: Responding to the announcement, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, says: “That so many officers are under investigation for violence against women is further evidence of the unacceptable culture at the heart of the Metropolitan police that has been …
The government has today published its response to the Women and Equalities Select Committee report into so-called honour based abuse. Responding to the government’s response to the inquiry, Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales, says: “The government has made significant progress in tackling so-called honour-based abuse, including strengthening legislation on female …
The Ministry of Justice has today announced a new scheme to tag hundreds of prison leavers at risk of abusing partners. The government has also announced that over 2,700 victims have been protected from further harassment from their imprisoned abusers thanks to a Prison Service scheme launched last summer. Responding to the announcement, Nicole Jacobs, …
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The Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to reforms to police dismissals announced by the Home Office today. The reforms include: Responding to the reforms, Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales says: “I strongly support new changes to automatically remove police officers that are found guilty of gross misconduct, and to allow officers …
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The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales welcomes the publication of the government’s response to the Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review conducted by Claire Wade KC. This was commissioned by the government following extensive campaigning from the domestic abuse sector, as well as calls from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and the former Victims’ Commissioner, Dame …
