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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Nicole Wootton-Cane

Tens of thousands of child domestic abuse victims not supported enough, warns government tsar

A “lack of momentum” from the government is leaving “tens of thousands” of child victims without the support they need to recover from domestic abuse, a top advocate has warned.

The domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales, Dame Nicole Jacobs, criticised the government for delaying the publication of its Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy, saying victims “cannot wait any longer” for clear plans to tackle domestic abuse.

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