domestic violence

Domestic violence is alleged in almost two thirds of child contact cases, research by Cafcass and Women’s Aid has found.

Domestic abuse was alleged in 62% of cases with fathers more likely to be the subject of allegations than mothers. The research by Cafcass and Women’ Aid found a complex picture of domestic abuse within family [...]

Women’s Aid has strongly welcomed the government and family court judiciary’s commitment to protecting children and survivors of domestic abuse.

The charity is marking the first anniversary of the launch of the Child First campaign and report Nineteen Child Homicides by handing the Child First petition [...]

A senior judge has called for a ban on the cross-examination of vulnerable people in family proceedings.

Sir James Munby said he would like to see an end to the way in which alleged perpetrators of domestic abuse are able to cross-examine their alleged victims.

“I have expressed particular concern about the fact that alleged perpetrators are [...]

The next set of Joint Targeted Area Inspections will focus on how agencies are responding to issues surrounding domestic abuse.

Many of the 320,000 children in need across England are living in families where domestic violence is a key problem. From September, the series of six joint targeted area inspections (JTAI) will be carried out by [...]

Director of WillisPalmer Mark Willis on the correlation between domestic violence and child abuse following the death of Ellie Butler.

The tragic death of six-year-old Ellie Butler at the hands of her father, which was reported for the first time last week, demonstrates once again the correlation between men who are violent to their partners [...]