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Refuge responds to government formally accepting amendment calling for threats to share intimate images to be made a crime.
Refuge responds to government formally accepting Amendment 48, calling for threatening to share intimate image and films to be made a crime. Tonight, in the House of Lords, as part of the Report Stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill, the government formally accepted Amendment 48, which called for threatening to share intimate images to be […]
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Refuge teams up with British GQ
Refuge teams up with British GQ to urge men to #ChooseToChallenge domestic abuse in support of International Women’s Day 8 March 2021. Refuge, the country’s largest provider of specialist domestic abuse services has teamed up with leading men’s magazine British GQ to help drive awareness of domestic abuse to its predominantly male readership. With a print, digital and […]
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Refuge responds to 2021 Budget
Tracy Blackwell, Refuge head of development said: ‘The Chancellor is right to refer to domestic abuse as a ‘hidden tragedy’ but sadly this hidden tragedy is not just limited to lockdown. Women experience male violence all year round and financial support for frontline services must reflect this ongoing need, by allowing services to plan for […]
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Refuge responds to Ministry of Justice announcement to make threatening to share intimate images a crime
Victory for women who face threats to share their intimate images – as government commits to making it a crime. (Interviews available on request with Refuge spokespeople, Zara McDermott, survivor and campaigner Natasha Saunders and Baroness Nicky Morgan. Please contact the Refuge press office on 0207 395 7731 or email press@refuge.org.uk) The Naked Threat Campaign, […]
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Refuge appoints new CEO
Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Ruth Davison as its new Chief Executive Officer. Davison joins from Comic Relief where she is interim CEO. This appointment comes as Refuge supports more women and children than ever before – more than 7,000 on any […]
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Refuge ambassador Olivia Colman makes direct plea to Priti Patel to make threats to share intimate images a crime
As the Domestic Abuse Bill enters its final stages before becoming law, Refuge, Olivia Colman (Refuge ambassador), survivor Natasha Saunders, influencer Zara McDermott and Baroness Nicky Morgan are calling on the Government – and in particular Home Secretary, Priti Patel and Secretary of State for Justice, Robert Buckland – to make threats to share intimate […]
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Refuge responds to government announcement of funding pot for victims of rape and domestic abuse
In response to the governments announcement of a £40 million funding pot, Tracy Blackwell, head of development at Refuge said: ‘Never before have so many survivors of domestic and sexual abuse come forward for support than during the Covide-19 crisis. Refuge hopes to turn to this £40million pot to fund the life-saving IDVA (Independent Domestic […]
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Refuge calls for Domestic Abuse Bill to be bold and transformative
As the Domestic Abuse Bill, many years in the making, starts its crucial ‘Committee Stage’ in the House of Lords, Refuge, the country’s largest provider of specialist domestic abuse services calls for a Bill which is as ‘bold and transformative as it has the potential to be.’ Hetti Barkworth-Nanton, Chair of Refuge said: ‘Refuge is […]
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Domestic Abuse Bill Committee Stage begins, including opportunity to criminalise threats to share intimate images
Critical Committee Stage to begin which can bring about urgent law change via Domestic Abuse Bill Peers, Refuge, and Revenge Porn Helpline stand united in their call for the threat to share intimate images to be made a crime. Revenge Porn Helpline sees calls about threats to share intimate images more than triple between 2017 […]
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Domestic Abuse Bill returns, Refuge calls for threats to share intimate images to be made a crime
Refuge calls for threats to share intimate images to be made a crime, as the Domestic Abuse Bill returns to the Lords. Refuge, the largest specialist domestic abuse service provider in England, is calling for the Domestic Abuse Bill to include the provision to make threatening to share intimate images and films a crime. Hetti […]
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The Domestic Abuse Bill returning to Parliament – what you need to know
On the 5th January, the Domestic Abuse Bill will return to the House of Lords for its Second Reading. This is a hugely important time. This Bill has the potential to be truly transformational, but there is still work to do before that is a reality. Refuge believes that for the Bill to be as […]
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Refuge reassures survivors that they are not alone over the Christmas period
Ahead of the holiday period, Lisa King, director of communications and external relations at Refuge said: “Domestic abuse is the biggest social issue affecting women and children and has never been more of an issue than it is now, as COVID-19 restrictions have forced women and children to stay at home with their abusers. With […]
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