by Peter Lazenby and Ceren Sagir
PEOPLE are being urged to check in with loved ones at risk of domestic abuse over Christmas, ahead of an anticipated rise in reports.
Domestic Abuse Commissioner Nicole Jacobs warned today that pressures around Christmas this year could provide an “excuse” for abusers to aggravate their behaviour.
Domestic abuse reports have soared during the coronavirus pandemic, during which a record number of cases have been dealt with by the family courts.
One in five offences more than a quarter of a million recorded by police during and immediately after the first national lockdown in England and Wales involved domestic abuse, according to the Office for National Statistics.
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Housing association bosses have backed proposals from the Scottish Government that would allow them to end the tenancies of those who commit domestic abuse. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has put forward new legislation at Holyrood that, if passed, would mean councils and housing associations could end or transfer the tenancy of abusers, in order to allow victims to remain in their own home. The measure is included in the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, which was published in October. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said the Bill could also give social landlords more confidence about when to intervene and would send out a message of “zero tolerance” to abusers.
The power would also, crucially, support a message of zero tolerance to perpetrators HOUSING association bosses have backed proposals from the Scottish Government that would allow them to end the tenancies of those who commit domestic abuse. Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has put forward new legislation at Holyrood that, if passed, would mean councils and housing associations could end or transfer the tenancy of abusers, in order to allow victims to remain in their home. The measure is included in the Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Bill, which was published in October. The Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA) said the bill could also give social landlords more confidence about when to intervene and would send out a message of “zero tolerance” to abusers.