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Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police

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When the family court makes findings of Emotional Abuse (EA) and/or Coercive Control (CC), but the findings not accepted by perpetrators, these cases should be automatically referred to the police for further investigation. This should not be incumbent upon the victims/survivors.

Mr David Lammy

Mr David Lammy

Deputy Prime Minister

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Require family court to refer findings of abuse & coercive control to the police

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When the family court makes findings of Emotional Abuse (EA) and/or Coercive Control (CC), but the findings not accepted by perpetrators, these cases should be automatically referred to the police for further investigation. This should not be incumbent upon the victims/survivors.

Mr David LammyMr David Lammy
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Domestic abuse prevalence statistics
Effective interventions before criminal proceedings

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