Sufferinu? , , , . suffering? it can be very difficult. we often find suffering? it can be very difficult. we often find that suffering? it can be very difficult. we often find that the suffering? it can be very difficult. we often find that the social - we often find that the social services we often find that the social services example may refer a person to us services example may refer a person to us but services example may refer a person to us but when we actually phone at that person, they will say, to see if they that person, they will say, to see if they want to go ahead and get a protective if they want to go ahead and get a protective order, they say there is nothing protective order, they say there is nothing happening, i do not know why they said nothing happening, i do not know why they said that. the fact that she never they said that. the fact that she never told, they said that. the fact that she nevertold, gemma they said that. the fact that she ne
Age and younger. what you see in the pandemic was there was an increase in abuse identified, so there is to be more sufficient, robust responses. information sharing is to beat out. protocols for vulnerable babies and referrals where there are. local authorities, babies and referrals where there are. localauthorities, people, family members, the local authority needs to take that very serious. there has been a good response. i believe it needs a joint partnership response, notjust readers four professionals, but people who know these children are very vulnerable. just one more question before you go. just looking at a lockdown and focusing on lockdown, how heading were children at that point? i get down to some reports looking at this and how difficult it was for social services to actually access children when not allowed to go into
Escalate. just last year we took nearly escalate. just last year we took nearly 96,000 referrals, justly national nearly 96,000 referrals, justly national centre for domestic violence. national centre for domestic violence, and we know that over 80% of incidents violence, and we know that over 80% of incidents of domestic abuse are never of incidents of domestic abuse are never reported to anyone, the police or children never reported to anyone, the police or children services, or anyone. never reported to anyone, the police or children services, oranyone. so we can or children services, oranyone. so we can only or children services, oranyone. so we can only imagine the actual scale of this we can only imagine the actual scale of this and we can only imagine the actual scale of this and the associated issues that come of this and the associated issues that come with it, which of course, sadly. that come with it, which of course, sadly. is that come with it, which of
Violence. we have heard a lot about how jacob s stepfather was found guilty of murder. gemma barton was cleared for murder. the judge constantly talking about coercion and manipulation of babyjacob s mother. what do you think that this case does tell us on the wider scale of domestic violence? l case does tell us on the wider scale of domestic violence? of domestic violence? i think that whilst there of domestic violence? i think that whilst there is of domestic violence? i think that whilst there is no of domestic violence? i think that whilst there is no excuse - of domestic violence? i think that whilst there is no excuse for- of domestic violence? i think that whilst there is no excuse for what happened whilst there is no excuse for what happened to jacob, i am very pleased person happened to jacob, i am very pleased person the, happened to jacob, i am very pleased person the, i m sure all of us working person the, i m sure all of us working in person the, i m sure a
Starts that we do know is that it always starts off that we do know is that it always starts off with coercive control, whether starts off with coercive control, whether it starts off with coercive control, whether it ends in physical or not, coercive whether it ends in physical or not, coercive control will always be there coercive control will always be there. s , . , , there. and this happened during lockdown, where there. and this happened during lockdown, where we there. and this happened during lockdown, where we did - there. and this happened during lockdown, where we did reports| there. and this happened during i lockdown, where we did reports on domestic violence potentially going up domestic violence potentially going up as more people were locked indoors. how has the dynamics changed since that time? we actually received, changed since that time? we actually received. our changed since that time? we actually received, our referrals changed since that time?