We are calling on the next Scottish Government to transform the response to domestic abuse so that every victim-survivor can live free from fear.

SafeLives responds to a new joint inspectorate report, setting out why children must be recognised as victims in their own right and why a whole family approach, specialist support and survivor voice are critical to ending domestic abuse.

SafeLives welcomes the Government’s new Violence Against Women and Girls strategy and its commitment to halve VAWG within a decade. That ambition is urgently needed. But it will only be realised if action is sustained, joined up across government, and properly resourced.

Without long term investment that reaches every community, the ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade will remain out of reach.

No one should die as a result of domestic abuse. DASH was ground-breaking 15 years ago, but it has never had a Government-led review. SafeLives is calling for urgent reform: a survivor co-created, inclusive update of risk pathways backed by training, resources, and multi-agency action. Survivors deserve a system that protects them.

SafeLives responds to ONS crime figures (2025) which show that violence and abuse remain a daily reality for millions of people across the UK.

Domestic abuse is a national emergency: new data and a parliamentary report expose the scale of abuse and gaps in the response. This blog sets out what must happen next — and why survivors cannot afford to wait.

Our response to new measures in the Victims and Courts Bill. We call for trauma-informed implementation, sustainable funding, and protections for all survivors—no matter who they are or how they identify.

Statement on calls to introduce paid ‘safe leave’ for domestic abuse survivors and the need for a broader commitment by employers to tackle domestic abuse.