Zoe Dronfield survived a high-profile domestic violence attack. She was tortured + held for over 8 hours. She was lucky to escape with her life

Her horrific experience led her to campaign for change + to help other survivors

#16DaysofActivism2022

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Great to catch up with Nicole Jacobs at the opening of Foyle Family Justice Centre Women's Aid Belfast & Lisburn

It's time to end the postcode lottery of #DomesticAbuse services and today I am launching a survey aimed at everyone in England + Wales (aged over 16) who has experienced #DomesticAbuse

We want to hear from you! Please share.
Domestic Abuse Commissioner

Survey: bit.ly/3dqONEG

My thoughts are with Sarah Everard's family + friends.
Sarah 'was simply walking home' when she was abducted, raped and murdered.

Women + girls should not be unsafe on the streets or in their homes.

We need action from police + funds from Govt now.

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The tragic death of Sabina Nessa clearly shows the time to tackle the epidemic of violence against women and girls is now.

The Govt must put its money where its mouth is. There are actions the Govt can take now. We need urgent and radical change
BBC Newsnight

#SaySabinasName

I have written to Priti Patel MP to thank her for the HMICFRS report and to ask for an urgent discussion on #PolicingBill .

HMICFRS raises concerns that the proposed Serious Violence Prevention Duty in #PolicingBill does not explicitly inc VAWG. It must.

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Congratulations to Victoria Atkins on her new brief Ministry of Justice

It has been a pleasure to work so closely together on the #DomesticAbuse Act.

Thanks so much to Victoria for her passion and commitment to #DomesticAbuse victims and survivors. It has made a great difference.

Congratulations to Rachel MacLean Rachel Maclean MP who is moving to the Home Office as Minister for Safeguarding.

I very much look forward to working together to improve outcomes and reform the way we tackle #DomesticAbuse to support victims and survivors

“Radical” change is needed to stop an epidemic of violence against women and girls in Britain, a watchdog has found

An inspection sparked by the murder of Sarah Everard said police must prioritise protecting women as highly as counter-terrorism

independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/…

I strongly welcome today's HMICFRS report. Zoë Billingham 💙🇺🇦🌈

We need action - extra funds in spending review and the Govt needs to include #domesticabuse + sexual violence in the defn of serious violence in #PolicingBill

Read my full statement here:

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Thanks to HMICFRS for this extremely significant report. Zoë Billingham 💙🇺🇦🌈

To get radical change the Govt must explicitly include sexual violence + #DomesticAbuse in the defn of serious violence in #PolicingBill . It would create the transformative response needed. Gabby Bertin

Gabby Bertin is calling on peers + Govt to support her amendment to the #PolicingBill to explicitly include #DomesticAbuse & sexual violence in the definition of serious violence. This could create transformational change for victims

ICYMI- Gabby Bertin’s speech in last night’s debate on the #PolicingBill calling on peers & government support her amendment to explicitly include #DomesticAbuse & sexual violence in the definition of serious violence

It should not be down to local areas to decide whether to include #DomesticAbuse + sexual violence in the new prevention duty. These crimes are ubiquitous - there are no hot spots. It's country-side.

How comfortable would you feel to look a grieving family in the face if we leave it down to local areas to decide whether to include #DomesticAbuse + sexual violence in the defn of serious violence and they choose not to?

Lord Russell back Gabby Bertin's amendment #PolicingBill

So brave of Paulette Furse to share her experience The Sun
Refuge accommodation for #DomesticAbuse victims is the minimum. I also want to see a further legal duty on local authorities to fund vital community-based services, such as helplines and specialist support Women's Aid

Cordelia will speak alongside colleagues at Centre for Women's Justice and Roshni Birmingham, as well as Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs, Victims’ Commissioner London, Sophie Linden and Yasmin Khan.

'One third of all violent crime recorded by the police is domestic abuse related and yet according to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill these types of crime do not constitute serious violence' | @NicoleJacobsST for @TimesRedBox thetimes.co.uk/article/the-go…

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