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The Scandal of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts in England

The Scandal of Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts in England

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As part of an England-wide study, Lichfield & District Soroptimists, members of the global women’s volunteer organisation, are calling on their local MPs to press the Secretary of State for Justice to take urgent action to protect victims of domestic abuse seeking justice and to ensure that Specialist Domestic Abuse Courts (SDAC) do not add to their trauma. 

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Orange the World Day 25th October 2022 – Spiking

Orange the World Day 25th October 2022 – Spiking

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On Orange the World Day 25th October 2022 we focus on Spiking. Spiking is on the rise and its victims are overwhelmingly young women/students. Spiking is usually a precursor to violent and sexual crime. The Rape Crisis Centre says “Whatever the motive, spiking is never funny. It can make a person extremely vulnerable and ill, and have a lasting impact on their life and wellbeing. Spiking someone in order to commit a sexual offence against them is a serious crime – no matter whether any sexual offence took place. It carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison in England and Wales.”