The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released their Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2017 which reveals that domestic abuse continues to a significant crime with 11% of all offences recorded by the police being flagged as domestic abuse-related despite low levels of survivors reporting abuse to the police and shocking lack … Continue reading “Coercive control lies at the heart of domestic abuse yet less than 1% of domestic abuse-related offences are recorded by the police as coercive control – Women’s Aid”

  Less than one in ten incidents reported to the police ended with the perpetrator receiving a custodial sentence. Less than 12% of survivors reported abuse to the police. 80% of survivors experienced domestic abuse for over a year, with over one third of survivors experiencing abuse for 10 years or more. 35% of survivors … Continue reading “Women’s Aid – ‘Understanding domestic abuse: findings from On Track’”

Summary – In 2016/17, HMIC and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) carried out the first inspection into the police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)’s response to harassment and stalking crimes. Harassment and stalking are crimes of persistence. It is the unrelenting repeat behaviour by the perpetrator experienced in its totality, which seems inescapable … Continue reading “HMIC New Report. Living in fear – the police and CPS response to harassment and stalking”

Home secretary Amber Rudd gave her first major speech on domestic abuse at Women’s Aid 2017 National Conference at the University of Warwick today, outlining the transformative ambitions of the Government’s Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill. She also announced £17m of funding for local projects, including the roll-out of Women’s Aid’s multi-agency response to domestic … Continue reading “Home Secretary’s first major speech on domestic abuse outlines transformative ambitions of Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill  – Women’s Aid “

In November 2016 AFRUCA (Africans Unite Against Child Abuse) published a report focusing on type 4 FGM (Female Genital Mutilation), more specifically the procedure of labia elongation which is a common practice in many African communities. The study focused on the attitudes from certain communities towards type 4 FGM, the reasoning behind the procedure, the … Continue reading “AFRUCA FGM Report”