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Refuge launches ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign to call for amendment to Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill
Refuge launches ‘Enough is Enough’ campaign to call for amendment to Police, Crime, Sentencing, and Courts Bill Campaign calls for Bill to explicitly include domestic abuse, sexual violence, and domestic homicide in Serious Violence Duty Since 2009, 16 women have lost their lives to male violence where the perpetrator is a serving or former police […]
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The West End hit production of Tina – Tina Turner the Musical have paired up with Refuge
The West End hit production of Tina – Tina Turner the Musical is delighted to have paired up with Refuge national domestic abuse charity to celebrate their 50th anniversary since opening the world’s first refuge. A special performance of Tina – Tina Turner the Musical will take place this Sunday, 10 October 2021. With a […]
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Refuge responds to Home Secretary’s speech to Conservative Party Conference
Responding to the Home Secretary’s speech to Conservative Party Conference today, Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: ‘While it was heartening to see Violence against Women and Girls as the headline item in the Home Secretary’s speech to Conference today, Refuge is concerned that the limit of government ambition to tackle this serious issue is nothing […]
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Ahead of Black History Month, Refuge calls for better protection for Black women experiencing domestic abuse
Refuge data shows Black women experiencing domestic abuse less likely to be referred for specialist support by police New data from Refuge, the UK’s largest single provider of domestic abuse services, shows that Black women are less likely to be referred by police to Refuge for support. Between March 2020 and June 2021, Black women […]
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Refuge responds to Wayne Couzens hearing
Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: ‘The news today that Wayne Couzens handcuffed Sarah Everard, pretending to arrest her for a breach of Covid guidelines, before raping and killing her is horrifying. This man, who was tasked with protecting all of us from harm, who Sarah should have been able to trust, used his power to […]
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Refuge outlines concerns about scrapping Universal Credit uplift.
Refuge issues stark warning to the government and outlines fears that scrapping the £20 uplift to Universal Credit will have a damaging impact on survivors of domestic abuse. Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic services, and sole provider of the National Domestic Abuse Helpline has issued a warning over fears scrapping the […]
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Refuge responds to HMICFRS report
In response to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) final report on the inspection into police engagement with women and girls, Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: ‘Refuge welcomes Her Majesty’s Inspectorate’s final report into police engagement with women and girls. We are pleased to see HMICFRS have highlighted the vital […]
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Refuge response to police super-complaint
In response to the joint report from HMICFRS, CoP and IOPC, Ruth Davison, Refuge Chief Executive said: “Refuge welcomes the findings in the joint report from the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS), College of Policing (CoP) and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), published in response to the super complaint […]
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Refuge announces appointment of new Director of Service Delivery
Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services has appointed Abigail Ampofo as its new Director of Service Delivery. Ampofo will take up this post in October this year. Formerly Regional Director of Operations at Hestia, under Abigail’s leadership Hestia has become one of the largest providers of domestic abuse refuges and […]
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Blog: The government’s Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy
Refuge’s director of communications and external relations, Lisa King, on the government’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy. Last week, the country started to fully open again, after a challenging 16 months. Refuge knows first-hand just how difficult the pandemic has been for so many across the world – not least for women living […]
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Refuge statement on Joey Barton’s court appearance
In response to the statement by Bristol Rovers Football Club last night, which was released following media coverage of manager Joey Barton’s court appearance, Ruth Davison, Refuge Chief Executive said: ‘One in four women will experience domestic abuse at some point in their lifetime and 2 women a week across England and Wales are killed […]
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Refuge responds to Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) quarterly data summary
In response to the quarterly data summary, issued on 22nd July, Ruth Davison, Refuge CEO said: “The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) statistics report draws into sharp focus the problems with the criminal justice system and the challenges women face when reporting domestic abuse and other forms of violence against women and girls. While Refuge is […]
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