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Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Justice announcing plans for a new Victims’ Code to better protect children

Women’s Aid responds to the Ministry of Justice announcing plans for a new Victims’ Code to better protect children Isabelle Younane, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, comments:     “Children are harmed by domestic abuse whether or not they directly witness the abuse taking place, and for too long, they were not seen as victims in their own right. We […]

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Women's Aid responds to government's Violence Against Women and Girls strategy

Women’s Aid responds to government’s Violence Against Women and Girls strategy

Women’s Aid responds to government’s Violence Against Women and Girls strategy Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, comments:  We welcome the government’s ambitious commitment to halving violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade, as outlined in their strategy published today.   We are pleased to see the emphasis the strategy places on long-term prevention,

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Women's Aid responds to the Autumn Budget

Women’s Aid responds to the Autumn Budget

Women’s Aid responds to the Autumn Budget Farah Nazeer, chief executive of Women’s Aid, said:  Despite the pledges made in the Labour government’s election manifesto to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade, we are once again disappointed to see a budget that does not explicitly mention VAWG and domestic abuse.  

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