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Connected technology: MPs call on Government to tackle growing problem of tech-enabled DA

Dec 3, 2023

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By 2050, there will be an estimated 24 billion interconnected devices worldwide. In the UK alone, there will likely be 61 million smartphone users by 2024. This report wants government action. The Government must make tackling ‘tech abuse’ a priority, MPs say today,...

Practice Guidance: Non-Molestation Injunctions

Nov 19, 2023

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The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has issued Practice Guidance to address some of the practical and procedural aspects of applications under s42 of the Family Law Act 1996, commonly known as Non-Molestation Injunctions. The practice guidance...

DA Commissioner calls for wide reaching reforms to ensure safety of children in Family Courts

Sep 30, 2023

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New research found that more than 80 percent of those surveyed felt that the Family Courts were likely to re-traumatise victims and survivors of domestic abuse. The report from Nicole Jacobs, UK Domestic Abuse Commissioner outlines her plan for wholesale change in the...

Overhaul of laws to protect women from domestic killers

Sep 21, 2023

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July saw the publication of Clare Wade KC’s Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review which will overhaul the law to better protect vulnerable women. The reforms will create a new aggravating factor for murder at the end of a relationship while also introducing a mitigating...

Department for Education publish policy paper aiming to improve multi-agency information sharing

Sep 10, 2023

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The Department for Education has published a policy paper in response to the legislative commitment in section 179 of the Health and Care Act 2022, in relation to information sharing and the feasibility of using a consistent child identifier. Exploring the barriers...

Government to strengthen learnings after domestic homicide

Sep 1, 2023

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The government has launched a consultation to ensure domestic homicide reviews reflect the full range of domestic-abuse-related deaths, including suicide. An 8-week public consultation has been launched to consider changes to domestic homicide reviews, bringing them...

New law to ensure domestic abuse victims receive child maintenance gets Royal Assent

Aug 30, 2023

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Great news from Westminster, of a Bill aimed at DA perpetrators still continuing to provide for their children which will also protect the victims from further abuse. Work and Pensions Minister Viscount Younger of Leckie said: Domestic abuse and coercive control are...

Violence Against Women & Girls- Strategic Threat Risk assessment

Aug 20, 2023

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Prevention of Future Deaths Report

Jul 4, 2023

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The ‘Sharon Harman: Prevention of Future Deaths Report, highlights a gap in police powers to protect, using police bail. The coroner’s report details how after the suspect was bailed on ABH charges with the condition not to return home-his key had been...

Tougher sentences for domestic killers

Apr 9, 2023

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Domestic abusers who kill their partners or ex-partners will receive tougher sentences under government plans published earlier this month. It means these violent and controlling criminals will face more time behind bars, as judges must consider longer jail terms for...

Connected technology: MPs call on Government to tackle growing problem of tech-enabled DA

Practice Guidance: Non-Molestation Injunctions

DA Commissioner calls for wide reaching reforms to ensure safety of children in Family Courts

Overhaul of laws to protect women from domestic killers

Department for Education publish policy paper aiming to improve multi-agency information sharing

Government to strengthen learnings after domestic homicide

New law to ensure domestic abuse victims receive child maintenance gets Royal Assent

Violence Against Women & Girls- Strategic Threat Risk assessment

Prevention of Future Deaths Report

Tougher sentences for domestic killers

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