Remove the 2-Year Limit for CICA Claims for Sexual Abuse Survivors
We call on the Government to allow survivors of sexual abuse to submit CICA applications at any time, not limited to two years. This could give child survivors the chance to claim support when they are ready, without being penalised for delays caused by trauma, fear, or lack of awareness.
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Remove the 2-Year Limit for CICA Claims for Sexual Abuse Survivors
We call on the Government to allow survivors of sexual abuse to submit CICA applications at any time, not limited to two years. This could give child survivors the chance to claim support when they are ready, without being penalised for delays caused by trauma, fear, or lack of awareness.
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Remove the statute of limitations on reporting childhood domestic abuse
Currently there is a statute of limitations on domestic violence in the UK. A victim of domestic abuse has 6 months from formally reporting an offence of domestic abuse to the police to initiate prosecutions and two years from the date of offence to prosecute the abuse.
Amend divorce law to protect survivors of spousal sexual abuse
Change the law so that in cases where one spouse has been convicted of rape or other serious sexual offence against the other, the survivor is legally safeguarded from any financial claims made by their abuser in divorce proceedings.