The Home Office has announced that the new criminal offence of controlling and coercive behaviour will come into force on 29 December 2015. This means that the police will be able to arrest a domestic abuse perpetrator for the criminal offence of controlling and coercive behaviour. When the offence comes into force, guidance from the … Continue reading “Controlling and Coercive Behaviour a Criminal Offence from 29th December 2015”

50% of disabled women have experienced violence in their lives, 33% of non- disabled women Disabled children are 3 times as likely to be sexually abused than non-disabled children (most likely for disabled girls) Worldwide, 70% of women with learning difficulties report being victims of sexual assault (20% of women without earning difficulties) (UN). Sanction detection rates are very … Continue reading “Disabled women 2 to 5 times are more likely to experience sexual violence than non-disabled women”