Extract from committee stage (Lords) (day 5) of the Domestic Abuse Bill - Feb 8
Tuesday, 9 February 2021 07:39
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Baroness Helic (Con) [V]:...Research by King’s College London and
the Latin American Women’s Rights Service found that 46% of migrant
women were denied support by the police when reporting abuse. The
report on police and crime commissioners’ approaches to violence
against women and girls found that the responses varied widely
across the country, with some deemed “very inconsistent” and even
“haphazard”. This adds to the well-known barriers to disclosure and
reporting that all...Request free trial
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