Our response to the Home Office's response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's report Safety before Status.

SafeLives welcome the Home Secretary’s announcement today that she is laying down an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court Bill to include domestic abuse and sexual violence within its definition of ‘serious violence’. This amendment will make it clear to local authorities, police forces and other agencies that they must address domestic abuse and sexual violence to the same degree as knife crime and homicide.

SafeLives welcomes the publication of the HMIC report on policing violence against women and girls and the overarching finding that a whole system approach and radical change are needed to stop this epidemic in its tracks.

Join HRH, The Duchess of Cornwall, survivors, and practitioners in Manchester for Allie Crewe’s 'I am…', a powerful exhibition challenging narratives around domestic abuse.

SafeLives finds family lawyers’ understanding of domestic abuse ‘hit and miss’, leaving many survivors feeling silenced, misjudged and retraumatised. Read reports here.

Family courts must change to support domestic abuse victims. SafeLives welcomes the Ministry of Justice's pilot scheme but calls for mandatory training and more support.

We welcome the news that the Home Secretary is set to make tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) a national policing priority, known as a Strategic Policing priority, known as Strategic Policing Requirements (SPR) for forces in England and Wales.

SafeLives and partners pilot innovative domestic abuse support approaches in West Sussex.

We welcome the Home office announcement that tackling Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) will be added to the Strategic Policing Requirement, and given the same priority as terrorism, organised crime and child sexual abuse