The World Cup means even more violence against women #DVLawReform
Like it or not you cannot fail to have noticed that the World Cup has started. In the lead up to the World Cup many police forces have mounted a […]
Social Services
The police aren’t the only ones failing DV victims
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMIC) have just published their investigation into the response of the police forces across England and Wales to domestic violence. There are no surprises – […]
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 […]
Sky News – NICE wakes up to DV and the new DV offence
The National Institute for Heath and Social Care Excellence this week recommended that health and social care staff should have more and better training around domestic violence. This is blindingly […]
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 […]
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 […]