Clare Laxton

@ladylaxton.bsky.social

Founder & Director Hawkins Laxton & Co - a Comms and Influencing Consultancy📱Criminal Justice academic - PhD specialising in intimate partner homicide & coercive control 🎓Trustee at Working Chance 💜 Podcaster at Killer in the family podcast 🎙️

Raneem’s Law: How death of woman led to more support on 999 calls for domestic abuse The government has launched Raneem’s Law to add domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms, after the death of Raneem Oudeh who was 22. news.sky.com/video/raneem...

Raneem’s Law: How death of woman led to more support on 999 calls for domestic abuse

The government has launched Raneem’s Law to add domestic abuse specialists in 999 control rooms, after the death of Raneem Oudeh who was 22.

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Just like much of the furore this week, here is an example of a law passed 4 years ago and the Tories did nothing with it. Within months of us being in power we delivered the scheme because we are about actual actions and real outcomes. They talked we walked. www.burytimes.co.uk/news/2484314...

Man sentenced as GMP secures biggest penalty in Bury domestic violence pilot scheme

Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has secured the biggest penalty so far for the breach of a domestic abuse protection order (DAPO) as part of a pilot…

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Professor Alexis Jay, who led a 7-year review of sexual abuse which reported in 2022, says starting a new inquiry would delay any implementation of her own recommendations:

Professor Alexis Jay said that starting a new inquiry could hinder the implementation of the recommendations from her 2022 report.
"We have set out what action is required and people should just get on with it," she told the BBC.
She added: "I've certainly been very unhappy about the politicisation of child sexual exploitation and child sexual abuse in the way that many people, sometimes in a very uninformed way, have waded into the argument."

Telford abuse survivors condemned Elon Musk’s attack on Jess Phillips, highlighting her dedication to protecting women and girls. The @killedwomennw.bsky.social campaign group also stressed her commitment to survivors, calling Musk’s accusations baseless and harmful.

‘We stand by Jess’: Telford survivors criticise Musk’s attack on Phillips

Exclusive: Victims of male violence sign letter praising minister for devoting life to ‘fighting for women and girls’

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These are the names of the 80 women who have been killed by men this year 💔 Every murder has horrific ripple effects. My research this year has taught me how much we need to pay attention to coercive control as the fatal danger it is to women and children. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

Killed women count: 80 women allegedly killed by men in UK in 2024

Throughout the year the Guardian aimed to report on every woman whose death has led to a man being charged

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