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National charity Women’s Aid has marked International Women's Day by releasing survey results that highlight the worrying situation for women and children experiencing domestic violence, and the severe lack of, and threat to, local specialist provision.

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Community projects that tackle female offending have been awarded £3.5m in funding, Justice Minister Crispin Blunt has announced.

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The Government has launched a consultation on domestic violence, seeking views on whether widening the cross-government definition of domestic violence would provide greater protection and support to victims.

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Family Lives’ updated aggression report has found that calls to its Parentline regarding aggressive behaviour have increased by 2%, and only 56% of respondents to an online survey had sought help for their child’s problem.

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The Bar Council has written to members of the House of Lords to voice its concerns around the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill (‘the Bill’) and the impact it will have on private family law cases.

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The National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) has launched research exploring the experiences of women who have experienced domestic violence and either used, or applied for legal aid, as the Legal Aid, Sentencing, and Punishment of Offenders Bill reaches report stage in the Commons.

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The Worcestershire Forum Against Domestic Abuse is promoting a new strategy to tackle the problem of domestic violence, reports the Kidderminster Shuttle.

 

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Justice remains out of reach for millions of the world’s women, a flagship report launched by new UN body, UN Women, warns.

 

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The Government has confirmed its plans to overhaul the legal aid system, as part of its wider plans to deliver a more efficient justice system, and help to curb spiralling legal costs and unnecessary court action.

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Members of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly (PACE) and the United Nations (UN) have called on all 27 member states of the European Union – and the EU itself – to sign up to the groundbreaking new Council of Europe Convention on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.

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