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A petition protesting the decision has now garnered over 20,000 signatures
A domestic abuse charity in Brighton, UK, has lost £5million ($7M) in funding for not being gender-neutral.
After receiving funding for 26 years, the refuge and domestic abuse service Rise had its funding pulled.
Brighton council chiefs decided that more support was needed for straight transgender and gay people, arguing Rise was a women-only service.
But campaigners fear such a decision will spread out nationwide and close women’s refuges putting many vulnerable female victims at risk.
Women’s Aid boss Nicki Norman said:
“We are deeply concerned.
© press We are at serious risk of losing our network of refuges run by women for women
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How a spike in lockdown domestic violence inspired the UK s first database of tradeswomen
The UK s first national register will pair tradeswomen with vulnerable householders
9 February 2021 • 3:53pm
When Hattie Hasan was growing up she learnt that, if her mother as much as smiled at a visiting tradesman or offered him a cup of tea, there would be trouble ahead.
She’s always been conscious of the fact that domestic abuse victims have faced a difficult choice when it comes to home repairs – employ a tradesman whose presence could cause an altercation with their partner or make them feel unsafe, or try to find a tradeswoman. The latter is a difficult feat, with few women in trades jobs, and no easy means to find the ones who exist.
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Domestic abuse victims can now get discreet help much easier with a new scheme launched in pharmacies across the UK. The Government-backed scheme has been launched in response to surging levels of domestic violence throughout the coronavirus crisis.
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There have been many shocking statistics to have emerged throughout the coronavirus pandemic so far, but one particularly concerning one is the increased rate of domestic abuse.
Reports of domestic abuse-related crimes during the first lockdown - between March and June 2020 - were up 7% compared to the same period the year before, according to government statistics released in November. The police recorded 259,324 offences flagged as being domestic abuse-related, which is an unthinkable number when you consider the ongoing advice to stay at home .
Now, in a bid to support anyone experiencing abuse inside their home - be it physical, emotional or coercive - the government has teamed up with independent pharmacies and Boots pharmacies across the country to launch a new code word scheme. The Ask for ANI scheme is designed to enable domestic abuse victims to seek immediate help from police or other support services.
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