The Policing Bill is being debated in the House of Lords this week (10th and 12th January 2022), at a time when new measures added to the Bill have drawn widespread condemnation from a broad cross-section of society. These new…
The Home Office has published its review into data-sharing arrangements between the police and Home Office, concerning migrant victims and witnesses of crime with insecure immigration status (Wednesday 15 December). Disappointingly, the Home Office has rejected the recommendations and expertise…
Following weeks of hearing evidence from a range of experts, the Joint Committee on the government’s draft Online Safety Bill yesterday (14th December 2021) released its report, containing recommendations for government on what the new law should contain. The colossal…
Today (15th December 2021) the National Police Chiefs’ Council lead for Violence Against Women and Girls, Maggie Blyth, has launched a new framework in England and Wales, setting out the actions required from every police force in a bid to…
The government has today (9th December 2021) released its first set of scorecards showing how each part of the criminal justice system is performing in prosecuting rape, along with a progress update report on performance regarding the rape Review Action…
Yesterday (7th December 2021), the Law Commission announced recommendations to protect women and girls and reform hate crime law so that disabled and LGBT+ victims receive equal protection. The Law Commission has recommended that the government consider the need for…
Leading women’s organisations have today (2nd December 2021) launched joint asks for an online safety law that addresses the abuse of women and girls, as new figures show almost three quarters of the public think the government should do more…
Online abuse and violence against women and girls experts have today launched a campaign urging government to include women and girls in new online safety law. The government’s “world-leading” Online Safety Bill will give social media companies and tech platforms…
Ministry of Justice (MoJ) statistics released last week (18th November 2021) showed that for the 12 months ending June 2021, there were increases in prosecutions at magistrates courts as well as increases in convictions for sexual offending compared with the…
Today, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, 52 women’s organisations have written to Priti Patel with concerns about the devastating impact that the Nationality and Borders Bill will have on women and survivors of violence…