‘UK police forces have received more than 800 allegations of domestic abuse against officers and staff over the last five years, BBC research has revealed.’
BBC News, 15th June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 1st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘All serving police officers accused of domestic or sexual abuse should face misconduct hearings as well as criminal investigations, according to the most senior police officer for domestic abuse in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This briefing provides information on how the family courts address issues of domestic abuse in private law proceedings relating to children, in particular proceedings relating to child arrangements orders. The final two sections of the briefing provide information on proposals for reform in this area.’
House of Commons, 26th May 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The government must urgently extend the “unjust” six-month time limit for domestic abuse victims to report domestic physical violence to the police, according to MPs who are to raise the issue in parliament.’
The Independent, 22nd May 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for life for battering his partner to death in a “ferocious and merciless” attack.’
BBC News, 17th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘When families come to strife, arrangements must be made for the future care of any children. In some circumstances, this means an application to the courts. These “private law orders” can form part of a consent order, as in Re B-B. Others, are made under Sections 8(1)(a)-(b) and 9 of the Children Act 1989 specifying powers, amongst other things, to decide with whom a child is to live and when a child is to have contact. In 2019-2020, around 22,000 such applications were made involving some allegation of domestic abuse by one adult against another (para 3) with instances of domestic abuse rising because of Covid-19 (ONS, 2020). Consequently, the question of how allegations of abuse within family proceedings remains an urgent matter of concern. However, despite increasing recognition of coercive control as being central to understanding domestic abuse, it remains less well understood in the context of proceedings related to the future care of children. As explained by the Harm Panel in its Report: the approach to such allegations is “implemented inconsistently” and is “not effective” in its principal purpose of protecting victims (Harm Panel (2020) 7.1).’
Family Law, 7th May 2021
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The Bill provides protection to millions of people who experience domestic abuse and strengthens measures to tackle perpetrators.’
Home Office, 29th April 2021
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Ministers have been accused of misleading and insulting victims after a push by a cross-party group of peers to create an automatic register of dangerous domestic abusers and stalkers was dropped.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mother’s appeal of a decision by a family judge not to adjourn an imminent final hearing in care proceedings has been allowed in a “rare” case before the Court of Appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th April 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal’s judgment highlights the importance of family courts understanding coercive control. The comments made by the Court are important and will give professionals, who have been frustrated about old fashioned attitudes that only take physical violence into account, the tools they need to argue on behalf of the alleged victims they represent. The idea that domestic abuse can only have occurred when physical violence has taken place is entirely outdated; equally a lack of recognition that physical violence is frequently part of a coercive and controlling dynamic is also unacceptable in modern times.’
Transparency Project, 2nd April 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has handed down judgment in a groundbreaking case that is expected to inform the way family courts treat allegations of domestic abuse and coercive and controlling behaviour.’
Law Society's Gazette, 30th March 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A husband who strangled his wife after a row about frozen chips, then dumped her dismembered body in a country park, has been jailed for life for murder.’
The Guardian, 30th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The pandemic has shone a powerful searchlight on to the unnecessarily damaged lives of too many of our most vulnerable people and children. In a paper given at a Royal Holloway University of London Symposium, Sir James Munby, former President of the Family Division, looks at the challenges facing the family justice system.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Domestic abuse support groups have warned that women will be unsafe if unregulated refuges are allowed to continue offering accommodation. One organisation said “women could die” if the practice does not stop. They fear the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill could see private landlords offering rooms for vulnerable women fleeing violence.’
BBC News, 26th March 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Johnny Depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling which concluded he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and left her in “fear for her life”.’
The Independent, 25th March 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nine months after the outgoing and talented nurse started dating Peter Yeung, she was dead. Her story highlights a shockingly common but overlooked cause of death among women.’
The Guardian, 24th March 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Domestic abuse is a pivotal issue within today’s society, and is often not realised to be exacerbated by poor policy and support. After years of development the Domestic Abuse Bill returned to the House of Lords in the UK on the 8th March 2021 to complete its report stage, one of the final stages before being enshrined in law.’
EIN Blog, 22nd March 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
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