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Lack of safeguards over prisoners’ early release puts abuse victims at risk, Lammy warned

Exclusive: victims commissioner and domestic abuse commissioner call for pause on planned releases

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8

Offenders in England and Wales who kill current or ex-partners face 10 more years in prison

Increase comes after seven-year campaign by mothers of victims for a change in the minimum sentence for domestic murder

The Guardian - UK · Jun 29

Government rejects proposal to allocate funds for domestic homicide reviews

Domestic abuse commissioner ‘deeply concerned’ by move as councils in England and Wales struggle to fund reviews

The Guardian - UK · May 27

Schools to tackle influence of Andrew Tate with compulsory lessons on consent

The flagship £36m strategy will finally be unveiled 18 months after Labour was elected with a manifesto promise to halve violence against women and girls within a decade

The Independent UK · Dec 17, 2025

Domestic violence victims at risk under bill aimed at easing prison overcrowding, watchdog warns

Victims and survivors “will be put in harm’s way” with “devastating consequences”, domestic abuse commissioner says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2025

Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says

Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family member

The Guardian - UK · Oct 13, 2025

Majority of family court cases in England and Wales feature domestic abuse, watchdog says

Commissioner’s review found 87% of cases uncovered physical, psychological or sexual abuse of a family member

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025

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

The domestic abuse commissioner said victims ‘cannot wait any longer’ for change

The Independent UK · Sep 26, 2025

Government not learning lessons from deaths of domestic abuse victims, report finds

Exclusive: ‘Deeply concerning’ lack of oversight in England and Wales amid failure to act on recommendations made after victim’s death

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025

Only one in three women fleeing domestic abuse can be helped by refuges as services on ‘brink of collapse’

‘We have no way of even beginning to address this issue’, the chief executive of Women’s Aid warned

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025