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“The family and criminal court system retraumatises victims”, according to a new report

News / June 30, 2021 March 1, 2024

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner is calling for urgent long-term funding and more dedicated specialist court support after a new report revealed that 89 per cent of domestic abuse survivors don’t get any support when they go through the family courts. The report also found that 71 per cent of domestic abuse survivors don’t get any …

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Rape review: Government must be more “radical and ambitious” if we are to get rape response right.

News / June 18, 2021 June 18, 2021

The Government has apologised to rape victims for low conviction rates today as it published its long-awaited end-to-end rape review. It has outlined plans to overhaul the criminal justice system’s response to rape and sexual violence. It has promised to return prosecution rates to 2016 levels which I believe should be “our absolute minimum level …

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Domestic abuse is everyone’s business

News / February 10, 2021 March 12, 2021

The first lockdown was downright dangerous for domestic abuse victims – male and female. I am genuinely afraid that this lockdown could be even more deadly. The risk has only gone up dramatically: dark nights, short days and many people’s mental health and resilience are already at rock bottom. It’s the perfect storm for victims …

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