Policy

Women’s Aid responds to the second part of Sir Brian Leveson’s review Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, comments:     “Today, the government published Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts: Part II. The Review provides a detailed examination of the causes of the growing and insurmountable backlog in the criminal courts. For too long, survivors have been denied justice – or in the case […]

Women’s Aid and sector colleagues issue a Statement of Intent to the Judiciary College   Ellie Daniel, Head of Policy and Survivor Services at Women’s Aid, comments:   “While we have seen positive reforms to the family justice system since the release of the Harm Panel report in 2020, the culture change in family courts has

Women’s Aid responds to new Ministry of Justice reforms Farah Nazeer, Chief Executive of Women’s Aid, comments:  “This week, the Ministry of Justice announced a range of reforms to the criminal justice system, as well as much-needed funding for victims’ services. For too long, survivors have been left to muddle through the justice system without

Women’s Aid responds to government announcement to scrap Police and Crime Commissioner roles   Isabella Lowenthal-Isaacs, policy manager at Women’s Aid, comments: “While we acknowledge the government’s wider plans for the reorganisation of local government , we would like to express our hope that the specialist knowledge of some Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs), especially

Women’s Aid responds to MOJ decision to remove Person at Risk of Violence (PARV) Order fees  Isabelle Younane, Head of External Affairs at Women’s Aid, comments:     “We know from our experience of working with survivors, that the danger they face from the perpetrator is heightened at the time, and immediately following, the separation. We

Women’s Aid responds to BBC’s Panorama: Undercover in the Police   Isabelle Younane, head of external affairs at Women’s Aid, comments:   “We were saddened and dismayed when watching last night’s BBC Panorama, which demonstrated that, despite numerous reports and investigations calling for urgent change, such as the Angiolini Inquiry and Baroness Casey Review, police

Women’s Aid Statement on Government Measures to Challenge ‘Honour’-Based Abuse   Isabelle Younane, head of external affairs, comments: “We welcome the government’s new measures to challenge so-called ‘honour’- based abuse and are encouraged to see the voices of survivors, along with the advocacy of our member organisations, reflected in this response.  The introduction of a statutory