by Mark | May 3, 2016 | Advisary, Awareness raising
The UK Government has recently published its new national strategy to end violence against women and girls. Here is an excerpt from the foreword by Karen Bradley, MP: “As Minister for Preventing Abuse, Exploitation and Crime, I am determined to support all...
by Mark | Jan 27, 2016 | Advisary, Awareness raising
Women’s Aid Federation England (WAFE) has launched the Child First campaign which focuses on domestic abuse, safe child contact and the family courts. WAFE launched the campaign by publishing a seminal piece of research entitled ‘Nineteen Child...
by Mark | Jan 5, 2016 | Advisary, Awareness raising
The Serious Crime Act 2015 received royal assent on 3 March 2015. The Act creates a new offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships (section 76). This means that on 29th December 2015 the new crime of Coercive or Controlling...
by Mark | Dec 29, 2015 | Advisary
We are encouraging as many people as possible to complete a very short, online survey from Bucks County Council as there is a specific question in relation to domestic violence. The Safer Bucks Plan is Buckinghamshire County Council’s response to their statutory...
by Mark | Jan 20, 2015 | Advisary, Awareness raising
An Outreach worker at Wycombe Women’s Aid has provided the voice over for a YouTube animation made by Buckinghamshire County Council. The short film provides information about the different services that Wycombe Women’s Aid and Aylesbury Women’s Aid...
by Mark | Nov 15, 2013 | Advisary, Awareness raising, Stalking
Paladin – a new national advocacy service for stalking was established in the spring and formally launched on 11 July 2013 in the House of Lords. Laura Richards is one of the co-directors and she has a background in campaigning for improved responses to...
