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The Government has announced plans to temporarily reduce the point at which prisoners are automatically released from 50% to 40% of their...

Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, has cautiously embraced the introduction of the Police Anti-Corruption and Abuse...

Women’s Aid, alongside 57 sector colleagues, have issued an urgent letter to the Government highlighting the deepening recruitment and...

Domestic abuse victims needing protection will be spared the ordeal of multiple court hearings under a pilot starting this spring, a...

The House of Lords has been considering amendments to the Victims and Prisoners Bill, many of which would, if approved, affect family...

Domestic abuse victims will be given fresh support in the form of lifeline payments to escape abuse and rebuild their lives. The Home...

The vast majority of victims of domestic homicide were in touch with the police, health services and other public agencies before their...

Chloe and Marc had known each other since school and entered into a relationship that quickly turned toxic. Now, Chloe’s mother, Sharon,...

More than twenty Violence Against Women and Girls organisations, including Refuge, Women’s Aid, and End Violence Against Women Coalition,...

The House of Commons Library has published a Research Briefing on the support available for victims and survivors of domestic abuse when...

MPs have called on Government to tackle the growing problem of tech-enabled domestic abuse, amid a warning that the use of smart...

The Drive Partnership has been awarded £2.3 million by The National Lottery Community Fund to continue its work tackling domestic abuse...

The NSPCC briefing below shares children and young people’s experiences of coercive control between parents and carers. This is drawn...

The government has announced that up to £8.3 million of funding will be granted to 55 organisations providing support over two years to...

The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has shared a new report voicing concerns about the distressing encounters victims and survivors of...

The Probation Service's efforts to curb domestic abuse and safeguard victims have been examined in a recent report by HM Inspectorate of...

Findings from a new Women’s Aid report show the shocking impact of the cost of living crisis, as 15.4% of women supported by the...

On 29 June 2023 the House of Lords held a debate on tackling violence against women and girls in the UK. The debate was opened by...

New amendments to the Online Safety Bill will protect victims of so-called ‘revenge porn’ by changing current laws which require the...