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  • Better support for victims of domestic violence

    Victims of domestic violence will be able to access vital support services, Home Secretary Theresa May announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Theresa May: I want to end all forms of violence against women

    Plans to tackle violence against women and girls have been launched by the Home Secretary on International Women's Day.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Tackling violence against women and girls

    Plans to tackle violence against women and girls were launched by the Home Secretary today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call to end violence against women and girls: action plan

    This written ministerial statement was laid in the House of Commons on 8 March 2011 by Theresa May and House of Lords by Baroness Neville…

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Government determined to put an end to Female Genital Mutilation

    New guidelines to help frontline professionals identify and prevent the cruel practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) were announced.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Support to tackle female genital mutilation

    New guidelines will help frontline professionals such as nurses, doctors, teachers and social workers identify and prevent Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), equalities minister Lynne Featherstone announced today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Poll reveals extent of domestic abuse

    A women's website has today revealed that more than half of people polled know a female friend that has experienced domestic abuse.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Think before you send

    Crime prevention minister backs campaign warning children about sending indecent images of themselves to others.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Fourteen arrests in sham marriage crackdown

    Addresses across the North East have been targeted by officers in a month-long crackdown on sham marriages.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister backs work to get women into top jobs

    The equalities minister, Lynne Featherstone, is today helping launch a new programme aimed at helping increase the number of women in Britain's boardrooms.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Violence against women and girls newsletter, December 2010

    This is the December 2010 edition of the violence against women and girls newsletter.

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  • Victims of domestic violence encouraged to seek help

    We team up with Women’s Aid and Refuge to encourage victims of domestic violence to seek help.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Lynne Featherstone visits Women's Aid refuge

    Visit by Lynne Featherstone to a Women’s Aid refuge to raise awareness of support available for domestic violence victims.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Solicitor jailed over bogus college scam

    Three people have been jailed for eighteen and a half years for setting up bogus colleges to help illegal immigrants remain in the UK.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Domestic violence support at Christmas

    Lynne Featherstone visits a Women's Aid refuge to raise awareness of the support available for victims of domestic violence over Christmas.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Equalities minister calls for an end to HIV stigma

    Lynne Featherstone has called stigma surrounding people with HIV 'unfair and dangerous'.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Coalition government will tackle violence against women and girls

    The Home Secretary has allocated more than £28 million for specialist services to tackle violence against women and girls until 2015..

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Call to end violence against women and girls: strategic narrative

    The Government’s ambition is nothing less than ending all forms of violence against women and girls.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Funding for tackling domestic violence

    Home Secretary allocates more than £28 million for specialist services to tackle violence against women and girls until 2015.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Equalities Minister gives support to Transgender Day of Remembrance

    Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone today lent her support to Transgender Day of Remembrance, which takes place on 20 November.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government