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Women at risk as sex offenders dodge jail owing to overcrowding crisis

The Telegraph

12/09/24

UK prisons releasing 5,500 criminals early but some victims ‘unaware’ – all you need to know

The Mirror

10/09/24

Prisoners released early but some victims ‘not warned’

BBC News

10/09/24

Action being taken to ensure domestic abuse prisoners not among those released early tomorrow, minister says

Sky News

09/09/24

Victims ‘having sleepless nights’ ahead of early prison release scheme, says domestic abuse commissioner

LBC

09/09/24

Early release scheme ‘giving domestic abuse victims sleepless nights’

The Independent

08/09/24

‘Sleepless nights’ facing domestic abuse survivors ahead of Labour’s mass prisoner release next week – as campaigners say victims are ‘paying the price’ for UK’s overcrowded jails

Mail Online

08/09/24

‘Sleepless nights for domestic abuse victims’ as mass release of prisoners approaches

The Times

08/09/24

Social workers lack training to tackle coercive abuse, BBC finds

BBC News

28/08/24

Met Police apologises for failing to protect domestic murder victims

Channel 4 News

12/08/24

Prisons crisis must not jeopardise Labour’s pledge on domestic abuse, Starmer told

The Guardian

10/07/24

Early prison release: interview

BBC Newsnight

08/07/24

The women who knew they’d be killed – and the police who did nothing to stop it

iNews

03/06/24

Prisoner let out under early release system describes chaos amid chronic overcrowding

Sky News

29/05/24

TOP PROMISE Domestic abuse victims are being failed – our next Government needs to make them a priority, says commissioner

The Sun

24/05/24

Prisoners could be released up to 70 days early to ease overcrowding

BBC News

08/05/24

Police say threatening and insulting text messages don’t count as domestic abuse

The Independent

25/04/24

Lifesaving domestic abuse services: interview

BBC News

04/04/24

Suicide toll prompts call for more support for UK domestic abuse victims

The Guardian

14/03/24

Early prison releases put abuse victims in danger, ministers told

The Times

12/03/24

Lives at risk due to Clare’s Law delays – daughter

BBC News

07/03/24

Radio: Local authority funding crisis (from 40:42)

BBC 5 Live

28/02/24

Domestic abuse victims risk being killed as more councils go bankrupt

Channel 4

27/02/24

Radio: Local authority funding crisis (from 46:42)

LBC News

27/02/24

Gove urged to protect domestic abuse services funding amid councils crisis

The Guardian

27/02/24

Murdered at Home

ITV Tonight

22/02/24

Domestic abuse: Could the system have done more to protect this woman?

Channel 4

10/02/24

‘Stalkerware’ generation set to think tracking partners is normal

The Times

05/02/24

The Victims Bill doesn’t do enough to protect victims

The Telegraph

23/01/24

Radio: Domestic abuse specialists in 999 call centres

BBC Today Programme

22/01/24

Commissioner concerned at ‘huge variation’ in Clare’s Law responses

Police Oracle

22/01/24

Offering ‘flee funds’ could help some survivors of abuse, but so much more needs to be done

Stylist

17/01/24

FLEE FUND Domestic abuse victims to get up to £2,500 to help them escape life-threatening situations

The Sun

09/01/24

Revealed: police refusing requests for background checks on violent partners

The Observer

06/01/24

Radio: Scrapping short sentences (from 15:10)

BBC Woman’s Hour

05/01/24

Thousands of women at risk as police reject over 10,000 background checks on potential abusers

The Independent

31/12/23

Scrapping short jail terms in England and Wales puts women at risk, says abuse watchdog

The Guardian

29/12/23

Durham Constabulary apologises to Domestic Abuse victim who says her trust in police has ‘eroded’

ITV News

08/12/23

Most victims of domestic homicide have contacted police or NHS, review shows

The Guardian

06/12/23

Domestic homicide review reveals 52% of victims were known to police before they were killed

Channel 4 News

06/12/23

Domestic Abuse Commissioner vows to hold public bodies to account over deaths

ITV

06/12/23

More than half of all victims killed in domestic violence had contacted the police or NHS beforehand

Cosmopolitan

06/12/23

Domestic homicide oversight to hold public bodies to account

Police Oracle

06/12/23

Services should do more to stop domestic abuse killings, says Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Police Professional

06/12/23

Domestic Abuse Commissioner vows to hold public bodies to account over deaths

Press Association

06/12/23

Domestic abuse victims say police not doing enough to protect them

Channel 4

28/11/23

Domestic abuse prevention schemes face ‘dangerous’ cuts – charities

BBC

21/11/23

Domestic abusers excluded from axed short prison terms after Independent revealed thousands could walk free

The Independent

15/11/23

Jail sentences to end for thousands of abusive men under plans to tackle overcrowding crisis

The Independent

05/11/23

Police emboldening domestic abusers by reporting victims to immigration authorities, commissioner warns

Independent

09/11/23

UK police report domestic abuse victims to immigration, shows data

Guardian

09/11/23

Radio: Migrant survivors’ – firewall (02:06 onwards)

BBC Today Programme

09/11/23

Domestic abuse victims fear deportation if they go to police

BBC

09/11/23

Stalkers and abusers ‘to be free’ as Government to slash sentences in bid to reduce prison overcrowding

LBC

04/11/23

UK police report domestic abuse victims to immigration, shows data

The Guardian

09/11/23

Police emboldening domestic abusers by reporting victims to immigration authorities, commissioner warns

The Independent

09/11/23

A fifth of prisons to free prisoners early because of overcrowding

The Telegraph

17/10/23

‘Someone will get killed’: Lives of domestic abuse victims put at risk by police and NHS data breaches

LBC

27/09/23

Safe addresses of domestic violence victims leaked to abusers in council data breaches

The Telegraph

27/09/23

Domestic abuse victims put at risk after data breaches revealed their locations to alleged abusers

Sky News

27/09/23

Councils, solicitors, NHS and police reprimanded for leaking domestic abuse victims’ personal details

The Independent

27/09/23

Data breaches putting domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, says UK watchdog

The Guardian

27/09/23

Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health

The Guardian

21/09/23

Rape victims say police investigations causing more harm

BBC News

21/09/23

Three quarters of rape and sexual assault survivors say mental health worsened by police – report

Sky News

21/09/23

Three-quarters of rape and sexual assault survivors’ mental health harmed by police investigation

Evening Standard

21/09/23

Government rejects calls for legal definition of honour-based abuse

LBC

15/09/23

Honour-based abuse: Government rejects calls for legal definition

BBC News

15/09/23

Family courts: Children forced into contact with fathers accused of abuse

BBC News

04/09/23

Family courts allowed convicted paedophiles to have contact with their children

The Telegraph

04/09/23

Family courts have forced dozens of children into contact with fathers accused of abuse – some of whom are convicted paedophiles, study finds

The Daily Mail

04/09/23

‘She would still be here’: sister’s grief as top cop urges manslaughter charges when abuse victims take their own lives

LBC

04/09/23

Released prisoners who pose a potential domestic abuse threat to be tagged

The Telegraph

01/09/23

Domestic abusers leaving prison to wear electronic tags in pilot scheme

The Guardian

01/09/23

Domestic abusers will be tagged when they leave prison as part of pilot scheme to protect and reassure victims

The Daily Mail

01/09/23

Domestic abusers will be electronically tagged on leaving prison under government pilot to protect victims

Sky News

01/09/23

MPs warn of ‘chilling’ rise in baby monitors and smart speakers enabling domestic abuse

Yahoo News

07/08/23

‘Chilling’ surge in use of smart speakers and baby monitors to control domestic abuse victims, MPs say

Sky News

07/08/23

MPs Call For Legislation To Stop Smart Devices Being Used In Domestic Abuse

Grazia

07/08/23

Men who kill their ex-partners will be locked up for longer under tougher jail sentences, ministers pledge

The Daily Mail

19/07/23

Watchdog criticises family courts’ handling of domestic abuse

The Guardian

18/07/23

The government must support domestic abuse survivors in the family court

The Times

18/07/23

Suffolk now has 1,300-strong Domestic Abuse Champion Network

East Anglian Daily Times

09/07/23

‘Revenge porn’ criminals to get six months in jail even if no proof of intention

The Mirror

27/06/23

Revenge porn laws to be overhauled to help victims in new crackdown

The Independent

27/06/23

Revenge and deepfake porn laws to be toughened

BBC News

27/06/23

Revenge porn: Law change makes prosecuting perpetrators easier

Sky News

27/06/23

New revenge porn law in force from today could see people jailed for six months

Wales Online

27/06/23

Sharing intimate images without consent outlawed in new crackdown on ‘revenge porn’

The Express

27/06/23

Safety or status? Migrant women and domestic abuse – with Janey Starling

Media Storm Podcast

18/05/23

Conference puts spotlight on police culture and best practice in tackling VAWG

Police Professional

12/05/23

Safe housing denied to 10,000 women in England fleeing domestic abuse

The Guardian

15/04/2023

Just 13 of 1,500 police workers accused of abusing women were fired, data shows

The Mirror

13/03/2023

What coverage of Nicola Bulley, Emma Pattison and Brianna Ghey tells us about an out-of-control media

The Guardian

22/02/2023

Violence against women to be treated with same seriousness as terrorism under new domestic abuse register law

The Evening Standard

20/02/2023

Domestic abuse: Most dangerous offenders to go on sex offenders’ register

BBC News

20/02/2023

Domestic abuse is a ‘national emergency’, says Commisioner

The Express

08/02/2023

‘Deeply unjust’ postcode lottery risks domestic abuse victims’ lives, says commissioner

ITV News

29/11/2022

Abusers face up to five years in jail with new non-fatal strangulation offence

The Independent

07/06/2022

New domestic abuse law makes non-fatal choking an offence in Wales and England

The South Wales Argus

07/06/2022

Abusers face up to five years in jail with new non-fatal strangulation offence

ITV News

7/06/2022

New non-fatal strangulation offence jails abusers for up to five years

www.mirror.co.uk

07/06/2022

Five years in jail for domestic abusers who choke partners to control them

www.telegraph.co.uk

07/06/2022

Police not ready for new throttling law, warn campaigners

www.thetimes.co.uk

07/06/2022

Domestic abuse: Survivors condemn “re-traumatising” support system

www.politics.co.uk

12/04/2022

Spotlight on sentencing in the wake of the Angel Lynn case

BBC News Channel

01/02/2022

Domestic abuse victims to be given more time to go to the police

www.lawgazette.co.uk

05/01/2022

Blueprint for family court monitoring mechanism unveiled

The Law Society Gazette

29/11/2021

‘Who would believe me?’: Parents abused by children deserve more than a culture of silence

https://inews.co.uk/

08/11/2021

Parents abused by their own children

www.thetimes.co.uk

08/11/2021

Children as young as four reported to police for abusing parents, figures show

www.telegraph.co.uk

08/11/2021

The perpetrators: inside the minds of men who abuse women

www.theguardian.com/

07/11/2021

Controlled, Abused and Criminalised, BBC File on 4

www.bbc.co.uk

02/11/2021

Penelope Jackson jailed for minimum of 18 years for husband’s murder

www.theguardian.com

29/10/2021

Abusers using immigration status to ‘coerce and threaten’ victims, warns report

www.policeprofessional.com

22/10/2021

Make threatening deportation to coerce women a crime, says watchdog

www.telegraph.co.uk

20/10/2021

Domestic abusers use victims’ immigration status to control and coerce them – report

www.lbc.co.uk

20/10/2021

Government must ‘put domestic abuse victims’ safety ahead of immigration status’

www.itv.com

20/10/2021

Call for ministers to deliver ‘historic’ change in approach to domestic abuse and sexual violence

www.independent.co.uk

16/10/2021

Domestic violence: Scheme stops abusers writing to victims from jail

www.bbc.co.uk

07/10/2021

The responsibility is on police to restore trust in their ability to protect women

www.theguardian.com

03/10/20

‘It’s highly disturbing’: Courts ‘scandal’ robbing domestic abuse victims of their children – sometimes to their abusers

https://news.sky.com/

26/09/2021

Domestic abuse and sexual violence should be considered ‘serious violent crime’, commissioner says

www.itv.com/news

17/09/2021

The Commissioner talks to Cathy Newman from Times Radio about the need for a radical change when it comes to domestic abuse

Times Radio

17/09/2021

Domestic homicides could rise now lockdown has been lifted, police report finds

The Independent

25/8/21

“We need to demand more of the police”, says Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Channel 4

18/05/2021

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner takes part in Stories of Change – a podcast hosted by social work charity Frontline

Frontline

13/05/2021

What new domestic abuse legislation means for social workers

Community Care

13/05/2021

Covid has shone a light on violence against women – the new domestic abuse law will save lives

The Sun

29/04/2021

‘The minute people find out I’m the domestic abuse commissioner, they want to confide in me’

The Telegraph

15/04/2021

A Domestic Abuse Survivor in Conversation with Nicole Jacobs

Restless

03/03/2021

The Domestic Abuse Bill and the role of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Probation Quarterly

March 2021

Women are often better protected if they stay with their abusers — this must change

The Times Red Box

25/01/2021

GPs charging domestic abuse victims up to £150 to confirm injuries

The Telegraph

08/01/2021

Growing demand for domestic abuse support in lockdown – Commissioner

Press Association

07/01/2021

Covid: ‘Growing demand’ for domestic abuse services in England

Press Association

07/01/2021

Commissioners back ‘non-fatal strangulation’ amendment to Domestic Abuse Bill

Police Professional

06/01/2021

Nicole Jacobs: ‘Now Is The Time For Us All To Work Together To End Domestic Abuse’

Grazia

04/01/2021

Make throttling a crime to ensure tough sentences, say abuse groups

The Times

05/01/2021

Tough new domestic abuse tsar prepares to shape laws to protect threatened women

The Guardian

03/01/2021

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