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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eleni Courea Political Correspondent

Coercive control to be put on par with other types of domestic abuse in England and Wales

A woman poses  in the shadows looking down
Charities say that coercive control is at the heart of domestic abuse. Photograph: Diego Fedele/AAP

Coercive control is to be put on a par with other forms of domestic abuse in England and Wales with police and other enforcement agencies working together to tackle it.

From Monday, offenders serving a sentence of at least 12 months for controlling or coercive behaviour will be automatically managed under multi-agency public protection arrangements (Mappa).

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