Press release Archives - Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Commissioner warns Prime Minister: Victims must not suffer consequences of prison crisis

News, Press release / July 10, 2024 July 10, 2024

Today the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs has written to the Prime Minister calling for urgent action to address the prison capacity crisis. The letter urges Government to act now or risk failing in its ambitious pledge to halve violence against women and girls over a decade. This warning follows new analysis from the Commissioner, …

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Peers defy government in landmark vote to secure safety for migrant victims

News, Press release / April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024

Protections for migrant victims of domestic abuse are one step closer to becoming law, following a landmark vote in the House of Lords today. Peers voted 214 to 208 in favour of a firewall amendment, which would stop the police, social care, and other public services from reporting migrant victims to Immigration Enforcement. Tabled by …

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Nearly Eighteen Thousand Domestic Abuse Crimes Missing from Statistics

News, Press release / April 25, 2024 April 25, 2024

17,600 fewer domestic abuse crimes have been recorded in statistics published today, after police were instructed to deliberately count fewer crimes. In June 2023, the Home Office instructed the police to only count one crime for each time a victim comes forward and allowed police to stop counting crimes of threatening or abusive messages. These …

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Police report victims of domestic abuse to Immigration Enforcement, ’empowering abusers’

News, Press release / November 9, 2023 April 30, 2024

All 43 police forces across England and Wales and the British Transport Police have shared information about victims and survivors of domestic abuse with immigration enforcement at some point in the last three years, according to new data published today. This practice stops victims from reporting domestic abuse and allows perpetrators to evade justice, according …

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Migrant victims forced to stay with abusers or face destitution because they can’t access public funds

News, Press release / October 20, 2021 February 13, 2024

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 …

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Commissioners endorse non-fatal strangulation amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill

Press release / January 5, 2021 February 9, 2021

The Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner voice their support for Baroness Newlove’s amendment to the Domestic Abuse Bill, which would create an offence of strangulation or asphyxiation. As the Domestic Abuse Bill returns to the House of Lords on 5 January 2021, there are fresh moves to make non-fatal strangulation a specific criminal offence …

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Commissioners issue joint letter to Home Secretary on Honour Based Abuse

Press release / December 18, 2020 February 8, 2021

Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner say “little progress” has been made since the HMICFRS Honour Based Abuse inspection recommendations in 2015 and call for a follow-up inspection. Dame Vera Baird, QC, the Victims’ Commissioner and Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner have issued a joint letter to the Home Secretary on Honour Based Abuse …

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Joint statement on Spending Review

Press release / November 26, 2020 February 8, 2021

The Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner respond to the announcement of government funding for domestic abuse in the Spending Review. Vera Baird QC, Victims’ Commissioner and Nicole Jacobs, Domestic Abuse Commissioner said in a joint statement: “We’re delighted the government has listened to our calls for further funding and we welcome this extra money …

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Joint letter calls on the Prime Minister and Chancellor to commit to longer-term, sustainable funding for domestic abuse services

Press release / November 24, 2020 February 8, 2021

Ahead of the upcoming Spending Review, the Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner write a joint letter to the Prime Minister and Chancellor highlighting the “inadequacy of current funding arrangements” for domestic absuse services. Dame Vera Baird QC, the Victims’ Commissioner, and Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, have written a joint letter to the …

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The Victims’ Commissioner and Domestic Abuse Commissioner respond to the announcement of nearly £11m to support domestic abuse services during the winter

Press release / November 16, 2020 February 8, 2021

The winter funding is “much needed” but both Commissioners call on the government to provide longer-term funding to enable services to continue their “critical work” past March 2021. On Sunday 15 November 2020, the government announced almost £11m in funding to support rape and domestic abuse services amid a rise in demand during the coronavirus …

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