Category: Domestic violence

Labour MPs propose specialist sexual offences courts to help trials backlog

Rebels put forward amendments to courts bill in attempt to stop government plans to cut back on jury trialsLabour MPs are hoping to hijack plans to cut back on jury trials in England and Wales by proposing specialist courts for...

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Jess Phillips reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’ as jury trial bill passes

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of restraining order breach will not come to court until 2028A man accused of breaching a restraining order related to Jess Phillips will not have his case heard in the crown...

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Jess Phillips backs jury bill as she reveals she is ‘victim of courts backlog’

Exclusive: Safeguarding minister says man accused of breaching restraining order will come to court only in 2028UK politics live – latest updatesA man accused of breaching a restraining order related to Jess Phillips will...

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Survivor of financial abuse invited to advise ministers after Guardian report

City minister Lucy Rigby acts after woman faced repossession of house burned down by controlling husbandA woman who was nearly killed by her abusive husband has been invited to advise the government on measures to support...

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Katie’s story: her abusive ex-partner said ‘kill yourself’. When she did, police dropped domestic violence inquiry

After her death, police dropped a case examining Katie Madden’s former partner, despite evidence he had repeatedly told her to kill herselfRevealed: The true toll of female suicides in UK with domestic abuse at their...

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Jess Phillips calls for Epstein files to be catalyst for long-term legislative change

Safeguarding minister says she wants to use momentum to invest in prevention and get more than quick-fix policiesRead Jess Phillips’ article: We owe it to every Epstein victim to better protect British women and...

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UK government strategy to protect women and girls from violence ‘seriously underfunded’

Campaigners welcome strategy but say poor funding means government’s ambitions unlikely to be metA landmark strategy to protect women and girls from violence and abuse “falls seriously short” of the funding...

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