AVA has been commissioned to consult with survivors of domestic abuse and IDVAs about their experiences of agencies holding the abuser to account for their actions. Read more about the consultation and complete the Drive IDVA survey. 

Much of the research into the impact on children of living in households with domestic abuse, parental substance misuse and mental health is from the perspective of adults – with limited insights from children themselves. In this study, the Children’s Commissioner wanted to hear directly from children what it was like to live in these households. 

UK’s first guidance has been launched on safeguarding to help nurses and other healthcare staff more effectively protect vulnerable adults. The document, published by a range of royal colleges and other professional organisations, sets out core competencies, skills and training that staff should have. Other forms of abuse it aims to counter are people trafficking and modern slavery, domestic abuse, and internet abuse, such as being as being the subject of non-consensual online pornography.

Police staff working for forces in England and Wales are subject to high levels of sexual harassment, according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Unison, and the University of Surrey. The survey, based on a survey of 1,776 police staff in England, Wales and Scotland, found 4% of police staff reported being pressurised into having sex with colleagues, or being told that sexual favours could result in preferential treatment (8%).