Reporting to the police should not be more dangerous than staying with the perpetrator
Migrant victims of domestic abuse are among some of the most marginalised and vulnerable. The current Government policies are failing to provide protection and safeguarding. Data sharing between the police and the Home Office constitutes one of the most severe barriers to safety for migrant victims of domestic abuse. Therefore, we are concerned about the… Continue reading Safe Reporting Mechanisms – Nationality and Borders Bill
Migrants, particularly those with insecure immigration status, have for a long time been direct victims of multiple crimes, while at the same time facing many barriers that render them unable to report such crimes, access the Criminal Justice System (CJS) and receive support from the police and other statutory agencies. In recent years, we have… Continue reading Victims’ Bill Consultation response
Data sharing between the police and Immigration Enforcement is an issue that has raised concerns about its impacts on migrant victims and witnesses of crime for years. It forms part of the government’s ‘hostile environment’ that has led organisations such as the Latin American Women’s Rights Service to report a significant increase in the number… Continue reading Joint Response to the “Home Office and Police data sharing arrangements on migrant victims and witnesses of crime with insecure immigration status” Review
As frontline 'by and for' Black and minoritised and migrant organisations we welcome this second round of consultation of the draft domestic abuse statutory guidance. We recognise its importance in addressing the vulnerabilities that victims with insecure immigration status and those subjected to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) policy face accessing safety and… Continue reading Consultation Response to the Domestic Abuse Act statutory guidance
The Domestic Abuse Bill is in its final stages before Royal Assent. Last night at the House of Commons, Minister Victoria Atkins announced two new clauses to the Bill regarding safe reporting and data-sharing. We welcome the clauses and are pleased to see some progress on ensuring migrant victims' details are not shared with the… Continue reading Step Up Migrant Women responds to clauses to the Domestic Abuse Bill on data-sharing
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