The Home Office has published the second progress report on the UK’s ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul convention), which describes actions taken since the publication of the first report in 2017. The progress report provides a breakdown of progress by the four nations relating […]

Rape Crisis Tyneside and Northumberland is running a 6-week evening group from mid-February 2019 in central Newcastle. This group is for any woman aged 16 or over who lives, works or studies in the Newcastle area and has experienced sexual violence at any time in her life. The group offers a safe, supportive space to meet other […]

21 Nov 2018 – 09:00Sunderland

Specialist rape and sexual abuse support services will receive a £800,000 (10%) boost to help more victims across England and Wales under government plans announced on Wednesday 7th November 2018. The additional funding – now totalling £24 million over the next 3 years – will go towards vital services providing advice, support and counselling to […]

Housing Minister confirms 63 projects across England to share £22 million to help domestic abuse survivors. Funding will provide tailored support to more than 25,000 survivors and their families – including 2,200 additional beds in refuges and other safe accommodation. 

On the 8th November 2018, The High Court declared the decision of the Home Office to cut weekly benefits to asylum seeking victims of trafficking by over 40% – from £65 to £37.75 per week – to be unlawful. More than 1,000 victims of trafficking were affected by the cut that was unilaterally implemented by […]

The Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, Dame Vera Baird QC, and Northumbria Police Chief Constable, Winton Keenen have a Joint Independent Audit Committee that meets 4 times a year to consider the financial issues and governance, assurance, risk management, regulatory frameworks and statutory financial duties for both the Office of the Police and Crime […]

The Home Office has published analysis of the scale and economic cost of organised crime, including child sexual exploitation, over 2015/16. Findings include: in 2015 it is estimated that there were 6,850 victims of child sexual exploitation; the social and economic cost of child sexual exploitation over the 2015/16 financial year is estimated to be £2.3 […]

The meeting called for 15 November by NE Women’s Network, to explore the feasibility of bidding to the Comic Relief Power Up programme has  been heavily subscribed, so to give it some focus it has been decided that this initial meeting will be open to  women’s groups, projects, organisations and initiatives rather than for individual women at […]

Funding increased by 10% to £24 million over 3 years. rape support centres to benefit from greater financial security and stability five Police and Crime Commissioners to be given full control of devolved funding funding for victim support services has doubled since 2012/13 to £96 million Specialist rape and sexual abuse support services will receive […]