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Campaigners seek urgent support for amendments to domestic abuse bill

By John Pring on 18th February 2021 Category: Crime

Campaigners seek urgent support for amendments to domestic abuse bill
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Campaigners are seeking “urgent” support for their attempt to increase the rights of disabled survivors of domestic abuse through new government legislation. They say time is running out to secure support in the House of Lords for two key amendments to […]

Four key changes to domestic violence bill could make ‘crucial difference’

By John Pring on 4th June 2020 Category: Crime

Four key changes to domestic violence bill could make ‘crucial difference’
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Campaigners are pushing the government to make key changes to its domestic violence bill so that it provides disabled people with “crucial” new protections from abusive carers and care workers, and new social security rights for survivors of abuse. They are […]

Agencies ‘failed to work together’ to save disabled man murdered by friend

By John Pring on 14th November 2019 Category: Crime

Agencies ‘failed to work together’ to save disabled man murdered by friend
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Social services, police and other agencies could probably have saved the life of a disabled man who was exploited by “friends”, if they had worked together and shared information about his ordeal, says a leading disabled campaigner. In the months leading […]

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