Coercive and Controlling Behaviour Training
Coercive control has now been criminalised as an offence under section 76 of The Serious Crime Act 2015, which received royal assent in March 2015. The new offence will come into force on the 29th of December 2015. The Government definitions outline the following: Coercive behaviour is an act or a pattern of acts of […]
Nottinghamshire Police to report Misogyny as Hate Crime
Harassment of women is to be recorded as a hate crime in a bid to tackle sexist abuse. Nottinghamshire Police said it would expand its categories to include misogynistic incidents. It means abuse or harassment which might not be a crime can be reported to and investigated by the police, and support for the victim […]
Nottinghamshire Police to report Misogyny as Hate Crime
Harassment of women is to be recorded as a hate crime in a bid to tackle sexist abuse. Nottinghamshire Police said it would expand its categories to include misogynistic incidents. It means abuse or harassment which might not be a crime can be reported to and investigated by the police, and support for the victim […]
The first ever Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) figures show nearly 6,000 new cases in England
The first ever recorded figures for female genital mutilation (FGM) show that between April 2015 and March 2016 there were 5,702 new cases in England. The data was recorded by doctors and nurses who have been obliged to do so since July 2015. Most of the women and girls were born in Africa and underwent […]