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Scottish Women’s Aid
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Police Scotland reported sexually exploited children to immigration enforcement
Police Scotland passed the details of over two hundred victims of crimes to Home Office immigration enforcement teams in a two year period, including sexually exploited children and women who’d been physically attacked and trafficked.
‘Legal aid crisis’ in Scotland denies justice to survivors of gender-based violence
Survivors of gender-based violence in Scotland are being forced to choose between paying their bills and accessing justice, experts and campaigners have warned.
Zero Police Scotland staff investigated for domestic abuse removed from roles since 2018
Sixty-seven police staff have been subject to domestic violence complaints between January 2018 to September 2021.
Cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence ‘even more vulnerable’
The cost of living crisis will leave victims of domestic violence “even more vulnerable” and potentially “trap” them with their abuser, campaigners have warned.
Police Scotland had eight reports alleging domestic abuse by officers
Police Scotland received eight reports alleging domestic abuse by serving officers in the year after they first started recording complaints - but no-one has been convicted of a crime.
Call to review domestic murders to help prevent further deaths
Scotland must introduce formal reviews on domestic murders to help save lives, according to leading violence against women organisations.
