October 2014
“Theresa May, it’s time to get emotional about domestic abuse” – The Telegraph (16th October 2014)
September 2014
Re-Framing Domestic Violence Law Reform – Huffington Post (September 2014)
“Coercive Control: Why we want the law to change” – CAADA (26-09-2014)
August 2014
“Campaign wins consultation on criminalising domestic abuse” – Press Release (20-08-2014)
“Domestic Violence: Controlling behaviour is abuse and it is time we criminalised it.” – Telegraph (20-08-2014)
“Domestic abuse offence could cover emotional as well as physical harm.” The Guardian (20-08-2014)
July 2014
“Domestic violence law planned, says Labour’s Yvette Cooper” – BBC News (28th July 2014)
“David Cameron vows to consider creating domestic violence offence” – The Guardian (28th July 2014)
June 2014
“It’s Time to Criminalise Psychological Abuse” – Huffington Post (2nd June 2014)
May 2014
“Frontline domestic violence professionals demand law change.” – DASH24 (30th May 2014)
“Call for new law to tackle domestic abuse (Scotland)” – Evening Times (8th May 2014)
March 2014
“A partner’s right to know” – Sky News (8th March 2014)
“Domestic violence campaigners call for tougher laws as abusers escape justice” – The Guardian (5th March 2014)
“Abuse campaigners want law change.” – The Courier (5th March 2014)
“Psychological abuse ‘should be made a crime’” – BBC News (5th March 2014)
“The violence epidemic.” – The Independent (5th March 2014)
“Campaigners want law change.” – MSN News (5th March 2014)
“Coercive control should be criminalised” – Family Law Week (5th March 2014)
Campaign for new law that criminalised Domestic Violence – 4NI News (5th March 2014)
“Abuse campaigners want law change.” – The Belfast Telegraph (5th March 2014)
“Domestic violence shake-up.” – Daily Mail (5th March 2014)
Domestic violence campaigners call for tougher laws – Community Justice Portal (5th March 2014)
December 2013
“Domestic violence set to be targeted by tough new law” – The Guardian (28th December 2013)
“Domestic violence crackdown will send repeat offenders to jail for 14 years” – The Mirror (29th December 2013)
“MP backs draft Bill to create new domestic abuse offence carrying up to 14 years in prison” – The Telegraph (28th December 2013)
Press Releases
Sara Charlton Charitable Foundation, Paladin and Women’s Aid: Law Reform Campaign (January 2014)
Sara Charlton Charitable Foundation, Paladin and Women’s Aid : Victims Voice Survey (March 2014)
Government Silence on Domestic Violence Leaves Women at Risk of Being Killed (4th June 2014)