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BLM response
Refuge recognises that the reality of the lives of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic groups can no longer be denied by any individual or institution. Recent events around the world have shone a clear light on the discrimination, persecution and high levels of deprivation experienced by men, women and children from these groups; experiences which […]
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Refuge launches ‘The Naked Threat’ campaign
Refuge launches ‘The Naked Threat’ campaign, and calls on the Government to make the threat to share intimate images a crime. As the Government begins the Report stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill, Refuge, the UK’s largest specialist provider of services for survivors of domestic abuse and their children, has launched a campaign with one […]
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Chelsea supporters raise over 200K for Refuge and CFC matches donations
Chelsea supporters raise over 200K for national domestic abuse charity Refuge, club matches donations. Chelsea women donate WSL Championship funds also. Chelsea supporters, matched by their club, have secured more than half a million pounds for Refuge, the UK’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services. At the start of April, Chelsea Football Club […]
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Refuge responds to announcement of ‘major overhaul’ to the family courts
Responding to the announcement of a ‘major overhaul’ to the family courts, Ellie Butt, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Refuge said: “Refuge welcomes the Government’s announcement today to overhaul the family courts to better protect victims of domestic abuse. Failings by the family courts are regularly cited to Refuge by women who have […]
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Refuge statement on Committee stage of Domestic Abuse Bill
As the Domestic Abuse Bill continues through the Committee stage this week, Ellie Butt, Head of Policy and Public Affairs at Refuge said: “As the Committee stage of the Domestic Abuse Bill is set to conclude over the next few days, Refuge is hopeful that Government ministers and MPs on the Committee will take this […]
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Joint Open Letter to the Editor of The Sun
Dear Victoria Newton, We are writing as organisations who work to end violence against women and girls and provide services and support to survivors of violence and abuse, including those in BME and migrant communities. The misjudged and irresponsible headline on the front page of The Sun this morning has alarmed and disappointed us. […]
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Refuge responds to The Sun front page
Responding to the front page of The Sun on Friday 12th June, Jane Keeper, director of operations at Refuge, said: “The front page of The Sun this morning is as irresponsible as it is disappointing. It would ordinarily be troubling for such an editorial decision to be made – but to run with this during […]
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National Domestic Abuse Helpline website to be accessible free of data charges
Refuge welcomes the agreement reached between the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and mobile phone providers to make access to websites which are providing support during the Covid-19 crisis data free of charge. Commenting on the announcement Refuge’s Director of communications and external relations, Lisa King said: “Since lockdown began, Refuge has seen a […]
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Chelsea Women’s prize money donated to Refuge
Chelsea Women’s prize money donated to Refuge – ‘the best way to demonstrate support’ says Emma Hayes As part of their ongoing campaign with Refuge, Chelsea will be making a further contribution to supporting women and children experiencing domestic abuse during the current coronavirus pandemic. The prize money for winning the 2019/20 Barclays FA Women’s […]
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Refuge announces new Chair of its governing board
Refuge, the national charity which provides specialist support to women and children escaping domestic abuse today announced the appointment of a new Chair. Hetti Barkworth-Nanton succeeds Maggie Rae whose term as chair of the governing board ends in June. Maggie Rae said she was delighted with the appointment: “We have conducted a very thorough and […]
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Refuge reports further increase in demand for its National Domestic Abuse Helpline services during lockdown.
Since the start of lockdown, Refuge, the country’s largest single provider of specialist domestic abuse services, and sole provider of the National Domestic Abuse Helpline, has tracked the demand for its Helpline and the number of visits to its National Domestic Abuse Helpline website, which have spiked significantly over the last eight weeks. The spike […]
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Refuge responds to Government announcement of a £76 million fund to support the ‘most vulnerable’
In response to the Government’s announcement today of a £76m fund to support the ‘most vulnerable’, Sandra Horley CBE, Chief Executive of national domestic abuse charity Refuge said: “Refuge welcomes the Government’s announcement today to pledge further funds to specialist organisations working to address domestic abuse. This funding will help support frontline services at a […]
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