Our parks, schools, restaurants and workplaces are amongst the long list of places closing following the unprecedented outbreak of COVID-19. As we are advised to remain in our homes to protect our health, this can increase the risk of harm to those suffering from domestic abuse. The serious nature of being required to remain at home with a domestic abuse perpetrator cannot be underestimated.
[Read more…] about COVID-19 and the implications for domestic abuse households
This month has seen the publication of Domestic abuse: a good practice guide for social landlords.
[Read more…] about Domestic Abuse a good practice guide for social landlords
The aim of the new act is to provide recourse for victims of the more insidious elements of a domestic abuse relationship which can be just as harmful as or even more harmful than physical abuse.
[Read more…] about The Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018 comes into force today, 1st April 2019
We discuss a recent EUAFR report on domestic violence and look at how the laws in Scotland deal with this problem.
