Coercive Control legislation is essential for domestic violence victims
August 2014 saw the announcement by Teresa May that the government was to launch a consultation into whether there is a need for a criminal offence of coercive control in […]
child abuse
The criminal offence of Forced Marriage is welcome but we now need a criminal offence of Domestic Violence
As from the 16th June 2014 forced marriage becomes a criminal offence. The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 creates two criminal offences 1. Forced marriage in its own right […]
Schools should not collude in forced marriage
It’s the time of year when we start thinking about booking our summer holidays but for some the summer break is a terrifying prospect as they worry about being taken […]
Why anonymity would be a green light to rapists
The outcome of the William Roache trial resulted in a flood of demands for there to be anonymity for defendants in rape cases and talk of women eager to make […]
The family court should protect victims of domestic violence but often puts them at risk
I recently took part in a Channel 4 news investigation (see below) in relation to this issue which was prompted by the Eve’s Law campaign. Eve is a survivor of […]
Are 2500 murdered UK women not enough for a public enquiry?
The police aren’t the only ones failing domestic violence victims – a public enquiry is the only serious response to state sponsored mass murder Teresa May recently announced that she […]
Age of consent and child abuse
This week Human Rights barrister Barbara Hewson called for the age of Consent to be lowered to 13 in response to the “persecution of old men” by the police involved […]
Why it is time for a criminal offence of Domestic Abuse
On the 1st April 2013 the Government amended the definition of domestic violence to include “coercive control”. This was an issue that I have spoken about previously on the BBC […]
Sarah’s Law – a lynch mob’s charter?
Yesterday I was invited onto the BBC News Northwest Tonight programme to talk about Sarah’s Law and group Communities Against Paedophiles Southlakes who were posting the home addresses of sex offenders onto a Facebook […]