Victims of domestic violence will be having "sleepless nights" before tomorrow's mass release of prisoners, a Government adviser has warned, as a senior insider said a "high proportion" of them will be domestic abusers.
The Crown Prosecution Service has come under fire for its guidelines, which could result in parents facing domestic abuse charges for not using their child's preferred pronoun.
The payments that the U.K. Government handed over to domestic violence agencies during Covid lockdowns are among the most egregious rip-offs of that period.
During the peak of Covid, abusers exploited lockdowns to harm children, leading to a grim rise in fatalities. Government figures showed a 20% increase in child deaths involving abuse or neglect.
Spouses who refuse to fund their partner’s gender change surgery may be committing domestic abuse, the Crown Prosecution Service says in new guidance.
The homelessness rate in Bristol, including the number of families with children needing temporary accommodation, has more than tripled over the past year of lockdowns, with figures surging after each lockdown.
A U.K. children's charity says that calls to its helpline have risen to record levels over the past year of lockdowns. The most frequently raised concerns were about neglect, parental mental health and abuse.
Domestic abuse has been called an "epidemic beneath a pandemic", with a massive increase in appeals for help over the past year. Refuge now records an average of 13,000 calls to its abuse helpline every month.
