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Women’s Aid responds to the Victims’ and Courts Bill receiving Royal Assent

30th April 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the first teenage suicide linked to domestic abuse recorded in England and Wales

30th April 2026

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Domestic Abuse Act reaches five-year-milestone

29th April 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to new CNN investigation exposing online ‘Rape Academy’

22nd April 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the Victims’ Commissioner’s formal complaint following an evidence session in Westminster

22nd April 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to new BBC Investigation into corrupt immigration advisers

16th April 2026

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Women’s Aid comments on Times piece on women’s only services

16th April 2026

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Women’s Aid welcomes imminent Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) guidance on the impact of Supreme Court ruling on sex definition

16th April 2026

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Almost two-thirds of domestic abuse referrals rejected due to a shortage of spaces, Women’s Aid report shows

30th March 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to Jess Phillips MP reading out the names of women killed by men in Parliament

13th March 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to Louis Theroux: Into the Manosphere documentary

12th March 2026

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Women’s Aid CEO Farah Nazeer reflects on International Women’s Day

12th March 2026

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Will you send a message of hope today?

6th March 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to Crime & Policing Bill amendment that could see all suicides with a history of domestic abuse treated as homicides

4th March 2026

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Five years on from the murder of Sarah Everard

3rd March 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the removal of the presumption of parental contact in the Courts and Tribunals Bill

26th February 2026

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Women’s Aid Supports AXA UK’s new Domestic Abuse Awareness Campaign

25th February 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the Criminal Crown Courts funding announcement

24th February 2026

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A thank you note to Gisèle Pelicot: from Women’s Aid and survivors everywhere

24th February 2026

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Shame Has to Change Sides: A Parliamentary Reception for Gisèle Pelicot

24th February 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill

19th February 2026

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Women’s Aid Partners on Gisèle Pelicot’s Memoir A Hymn to Life – A Message of Hope for Domestic Abuse Survivors

18th February 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to an investigation by The Guardian into suicides linked to domestic abuse

18th February 2026

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Women’s Aid launch What Works Fund impact report

10th February 2026

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

5th February 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to the second part of Sir Brian Leveson’s review

4th February 2026

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Women’s Aid responds to Sentencing Act receiving Royal Assent

26th January 2026

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Together We Are Stronger – Women’s Aid launches 24/25 Impact Report

19th January 2026

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Criminalisation of coercive control reaches 10-year anniversary

29th December 2025

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

18th December 2025

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Women’s Aid and sector colleagues issue a Statement of Intent to the Judiciary College

10th December 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to new Ministry of Justice reforms

5th December 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the Office for National Statistics redevelopment of domestic abuse statistics

27th November 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the Autumn Budget

26th November 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to ex-Met officer being found guilty of more sex offences

19th November 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to government announcement to scrap Police and Crime Commissioner roles

13th November 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to MOJ decision to remove Person at Risk of Violence (PARV) Order fees

27th October 2025

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Women’s Aid marks momentous Ministry of Justice decision by honouring children killed and ignored by dangerous practices in family courts 

22nd October 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to BBC’s Panorama: Undercover in the Police  

2nd October 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to recent anti-migrant protests

10th September 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the new Femicide Census report

2nd September 2025

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Women’s Aid Statement on Government Measures to Challenge ‘Honour’-Based Abuse  

27th August 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the MOJ’s announcement about new ‘restriction zones’

8th August 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the Office for National Statistics’ Crime Survey data on domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking 

24th July 2025

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Women’s Aid statement in response to Government announcing a new package to pursue domestic abuse perpetrators 

17th July 2025

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Women’s Aid publishes new 19 More Child Homicides Report

2nd July 2025

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Women’s Aid statement on organisational change

30th June 2025

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New Report from Women’s Aid Reveals Growing Barriers to Safety for Survivors of Domestic Abuse 

17th June 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the Spending Review which failed to acknowledge VAWG despite government manifesto pledge

12th June 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the Independent Sentencing Review

22nd May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to National Audit Office report on family court services for children

21st May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to updated Crime Survey for England and Wales questions from the Office of National Statistics

16th May 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to Government plans to release recalled prisoners early

15th May 2025

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Women’s Aid welcomes Home Office plans to boost funding for specialist domestic abuse helplines

12th May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to plans to provide more consistent support to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse announced by the Ministry of Justice

9th May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to plans to remove officers guilty of misconduct from police forces

7th May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the introduction of the Victim’s and Courts Bill

7th May 2025

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What still needs to change four years on from the Domestic Abuse Act?

2nd May 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the critical underfunding of services for children revealed in new report by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner

30th April 2025

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Initial Response: following ruling of the Supreme Court

25th April 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to police vetting reforms announced by the Home Office today

23rd April 2025

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Women’s Aid updates proposed funding settlement for domestic abuse services

1st April 2025

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Women’s Aid share concerns for survivors of domestic abuse and specialist support services following changes to welfare announced in the Spring Statement 

28th March 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the latest NPCC Domestic Homicide Project report

25th March 2025

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Women’s Aid responds to the decision by MP’s to reject exempting small charities from NICs rise

24th March 2025

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Women’s Aid launched sobering children’s book Monster Who Came to Tea’ and calls on the Government to improve funding for women and children survivors of domestic abuse this International Women’s Day

7th March 2025

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Women’s Aid highlight the impact of the Assisted Dying Bill on those experiencing domestic abuse

4th March 2025

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Women’s Aid comment on the state of policing on the fourth anniversary of Sarah Everard’s murder

4th March 2025

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Women’s Aid react to the publication of the Independent Pornography Review

28th February 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the pilot launch of Raneem’s Law

26th February 2025

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Women’s Aid comment on the introduction of the Crime and Policing Bill

25th February 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the High Court ruling on the Met Police vetting dismissal scheme

13th February 2025

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Women’s Aid Update: Live Chat Opening Hours

11th February 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to National Audit Office report on Government efforts to tackle violence against women and girls

31st January 2025

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Women’s Aid Annual Audit 2025: The funding gap risking the future of domestic abuse services in England

29th January 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to the expansion of the Transparency Project allowing media to report on family court proceedings

28th January 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to proposed amendment to the Employment Rights Bill which would improve support for survivor of domestic abuse in the workplace

24th January 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to Westminster Hall Debate on the presumption of child contact in family courts

23rd January 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to new report by the DAC on the criminal justice approach to domestic abuse

22nd January 2025

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Women’s Aid alongside 100 other violence against women and girls organisations issue letter of solidarity with Jess Phillips MP following far right and misogynistic attacks

10th January 2025

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Women’s Aid respond to plans to make the creation of AI-generated intimate images, or so-called ‘deepfakes’, a criminal offence

7th January 2025

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Women’s Aid update Live Chat opening hours

23rd December 2024

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Women’s Aid responds to the Sara Sharif verdict

19th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to Ministry of Justice funding allocation for victims services

18th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the guidance on allegations of alienating behaviours, or ‘parental alienation’, published by The Family Justice Council.

11th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to bill proposal to make domestic abuse an aggravating factor in assault cases

10th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the Prime Minister’s relaunch speech

10th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to tougher sentencing in domestic homicide cases announcement

10th December 2024

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Women’s Aid at 50: A Royal Celebration

5th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to update from the Office for National Statistics on the redevelopment of questions around domestic abuse in the Crime Survey

5th December 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the stalking protections announced by Home Office

3rd December 2024

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Women’s Aid responds to MHCLG’s funding announcement for the Part 4 safe accommodation duty

29th November 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the Office of National Statistics’ overview of domestic abuse in England and Wales  

27th November 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to new protective measures for survivors of domestic abuse being launched by the Ministry of Justice and Home Office

27th November 2024

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Women’s Aid updates proposed funding settlement

26th November 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the Government’s plans to crackdown on spiking

25th November 2024

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The Family Justice Response to Domestic Abuse

20th November 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to policing reforms announced by Home Secretary

19th November 2024

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Women’s Aid respond to the Domestic Abuse Joint Justice Plan launched by the National Police Chief’s Council and Crown Prosecution Service

15th November 2024

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Women’s Aid launch public awareness campaign ahead of 16 Days of Activism bringing attention to The Ignored Emergency 

12th November 2024

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