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Barking and Dagenham launches blueprint to address domestic abuse crisis

Shelter CEO Polly Neate is chairing the commission. Picture: LBBD.

Domestic Abuse

Andrew Brookes

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Barking and Dagenham Council is determined to drive the huge culture shift that experts say is needed in response to domestic abuse. The town hall’s new Domestic Abuse Commission Report is intended to be a blueprint for others to follow in...
Barking and Dagenham Council will launch its We Believe You campaign in March

Domestic Abuse

'We believe you': Pioneering campaign to tackle domestic abuse

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Young woman trying to protect herself from a man's clenched fist.

Domestic Abuse | Special Report

Met Police in domestic abuse crackdown after 'positive outcomes' fall by...

Charles Thomson

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