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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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