The Crown Prosecution Service is prosecuting and convicting a record number of rape, domestic abuse, sexual offences and child abuse cases, a report published today shows. The CPS’s annual Violence against Women and Girls report shows that rape, domestic abuse and sexual offences now account for 18.6 per cent of the CPS’s total caseload and … Continue reading “CPS prosecuting and convicting more cases of rape, domestic abuse, sexual offences and child abuse than ever before”

Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, said: “We welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to exempting refuges from changes to the housing benefit cap. It is great news, and we do not doubt her commitment to tackling domestic abuse. We hope as that, as this crisis abates, the Government will find a long-term sustainable funding … Continue reading “Prime Minister’s Commitment to Exempting Refuges from Housing Benefit Cap”

67% of refuges in England and 69% in Wales are facing closure due to welfare reforms ● This comes after £33 million of government investment in refuges ● Julie Walters, Patron of Women’s Aid England, urges the Government to exempt refuges from welfare reforms “or live with the consequences” As Helen’s trial begins in The … Continue reading “As the ‘Archers Trial Week’ begins, refuges in England and Wales are in crisis”