Domestic abusers facing gun ban – BBC News
“People with a history of domestic violence should be prevented from having guns, says the Home Office.”
BBC News, 31st July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: domestic violence
Surviving LASPO: ‘Be creative, be out there’ – LegalVoice
“Now that legal aid is diminished, is it possible to find new sources of public funding for legal advice? Yes, if you work at it, writes Sue Bent.”
LegalVoice, 31st July 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Peter McMahon death: Two jailed for freezer body murder – BBC News
“Two people have been jailed for life for the murder of a pensioner whose body they dumped in a chest freezer before plundering his bank account.”
BBC News, 26th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquiry launched after man is jailed for triple murder in house fire – The Guardian
“An inquiry has been launched into the contact the authorities had with a vulnerable family after a violent alcoholic man was jailed for at least 30 years for murdering his baby daughter, his girlfriend and her mother.”
The Guardian, 18th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Keir Starmer to launch inquiry into fall in reports of rape and domestic violence – The Guardian
“The director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, is to launch an inquiry into why police forces are reporting fewer cases of rape, domestic violence and child abuse than they were two years ago.”
The Guardian, 10th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Linzi Ashton murder: IPCC to investigate Salford mum’s death – BBC News
“The murder of a mother who had reported a ‘serious sexual assault’ by her former partner to police is to be investigated by the police watchdog.”
BBC News, 9th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 spy cleared of assaulting and harassing ex-girlfriend – BBC News
“A spy who was accused by his ex-girlfriend – also an MI5 agent – of assaulting and harassing her has been cleared at Southwark Crown Court.”
BBC News, 4th July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Help us unmask more violent men, police urge women after low take-up of ‘Clare’s Law’ scheme – The Independent
“Women worried about potentially violent partners are being urged to contact the police following the low take-up of a scheme designed to reveal the histories of domestic abusers.”
The Independent, 24th June 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children: Private Law update (May 2013) – Family Law Week
“Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings considers three important recent judgments in Children private law proceedings.”
Family Law Week, 19th June 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Legal aid cuts: What has changed? – BBC News
“Significant changes to civil legal aid in England and Wales came into effect on 1 April 2013, as part of a plan to reform the system and save £350m a year.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Family courts face collapse – LegalVoice
“The family courts were under unprecedented pressure in the month following the introduction of the LASPO cuts which removed legal aid from most family cases, reports Jon Robins. Cafcass, which looks after the interests of children involved in family proceedings, reported that in May there were a total of 5,061 new private law cases ‘representing the highest ever month on record’. The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 removed legal aid for all family cases except where was evidence of domestic violence as of April.”
LegalVoice, 13th June 2013
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Police to reveal details of partners’ pasts to tackle domestic violence – The Guardian
“Women will be passed information about the past of a violent partner in an initiative being considered by a police force where nine people have died in domestic violence homicides in four years.”
The Guardian, 13th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Murderer told police ‘let me finish her off’ – Daily Telegraph
“A killer who begged police to let him ‘finish off’ his victim after being arrested midway through a knife attack on his girlfriend has been found guilty of murder.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th June 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Legal aid cuts will deny vulnerable women justice – The Guardian
“Campaigners warn that proposals to slash the legal aid budget will price trafficked women and victims of domestic violence out of the justice system.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Domestic violence victim seeks bedroom tax judicial review – The Guardian
“A victim of domestic violence who faces losing her council home which has a secure ‘panic room’ is to challenge the government’s so-called bedroom tax.”
The Guardian, 24th May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Benefits cap will have catastrophic effect on families, court will hear – The Guardian
“Families will suffer catastrophic effects and victims of domestic violence may be forced to return to their abusers, it will be argued in the first test cases challenging the government’s imposition of a £500-a-week cap on benefits. A judge has already given permission for a full judicial review of claims that involve four vulnerable families relying on welfare payments. One household is facing imminent eviction, according to documents filed at the high court.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Husband killed and burnt wife, then took world trip on her cash – Daily Telegraph
“Jamie Starbuck, 36, was jailed for life after admitting murdering and disposing of his wife Debbie’s body before fleeing Britain.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th may 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Michelle Mills jailed for Edward Miller’s murder in Scalford – BBC News
“A mother-of-two who portrayed herself as a ‘fearful victim’ of domestic violence has been given a life sentence for stabbing her boyfriend to death.”
BBC News, 30th April 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ten thousand violent crime cases dealt with by ‘community resolution’ methods – The Guardian
“The police are dealing with as many as one in eight violent offences, including knife crimes and domestic violence, by getting the offender to apologise to the victim rather than prosecuting them in court, according to House of Commons research.”
The Guardian, 30th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Domestic Violence – Breaking the Cycle, Prevention and Supporting Victims – Ministry of Justice
“Speech by Helen Grant MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Originally given at Capita Conference, London. This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.”
Ministry of Justice, 22nd April 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
