Women: Domestic Violence
11:14 am
Baroness Thornton (Baronesses in Waiting, HM Household; Labour)
My Lords, I am very familiar with the Map of Gaps report; indeed, one of its authors is known to me. The Government welcome the report and its useful analysis of gaps in the geographic coverage that it provides. It is an excellent piece of work that yet again underlines the debt we owe to women in organisations who campaign ceaselessly on this issue. However, the report highlights more the need to press local authorities that are not taking action in this way. The Government have provided commitments to increase the number of, for example, special domestic violence courts, and reduce serious sexual offences through the Making Communities Safer public service agreement, which sets the national direction in this area.
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barbara richards
Posted on 7 Mar 2008 10:00 am (Report this annotation)
All that is ever done is talk talk talk. I am one of those abused women - I've cried and yelled for help but just been totally ignored again and again and again. And the man who raped me has taken me to court for nearly seven years, for paternal rights, and it is legal, I have been told that rapists do have the right to see their children. So his rights are higher than mine, or my son's rights. It is madness, and no-one wants to talk about this!