Today the government introduces significant changes to a scheme that supports migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse who have no recourse to public funds. For over a decade, the Destitution Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC) has provided migrant survivors who have come to the UK on a spousal visa and have experienced domestic abuse with …
“I am pleased to see the return of the Victims and Prisoners Bill to parliament today. This Bill provides a monumental opportunity to improve access to support and services for victims and survivors of domestic abuse. “I welcome the government’s support of my recommendation to require every commissioner in England to assess the needs of …
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 …
Police report victims of domestic abuse to Immigration Enforcement, ’empowering abusers’ Read More »
I welcome the evaluation of the Home Office Support for Migrant Victims pilot, which shows the positive impact of support for victims of domestic abuse without recourse to public funds. My Safety Before Status research found that victims and survivors with insecure immigration status are currently shut out of vital routes to safety and security. Without recourse …
Today I have written to the Immigration Minister, the Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP, about my concerns in the Government’s response to my report published last December ‘Safety Before Status the Solutions’. ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’, lays out evidence-based estimates of the number of migrant survivors with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) in …
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, said today: “The victim’s bill has been long awaited by very many impacted by crime including domestic abuse and sexual assault and those working to support them, so today’s introduction of the legislation is welcome. I had hoped the Victims Bill would transform and even revolutionise the response to …
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner responds to Victims and Prisoners Bill Read More »
A report out today is calling for an overhaul of how Britain deals with one of its most vulnerable groups of domestic abuse victims – thousands of victims in the UK with an insecure immigration status who can’t get public funds. Data being released by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, gives the first concrete …
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 …
