Devon and Cornwall Police is launching a campaign designed to raise awareness of how domestic abuse can affect anyone and takes many forms.
The campaign will highlight the fact that domestic abuse can happen to anyone, at any age, in any kind of relationship. This phase will be highlighting the fact that domestic abuse can happen among groups such as the elderly, the disabled and same...
Devon & Cornwall and Dorset police today warned that antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated as Euro 2016 gets underway in June.
England, Wales and Northern Ireland will take part in the UEFA Euro 2016 tournament in France. The competition begins on the 10th June and will run until 10th July.
This is the first time that three home nations have made a major competition...
Plymouth City Council is receiving almost £50,000 from a government grant to enable victims of domestic abuse to get access to the support they need.
The funding will be used in Plymouth to help victims in local Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities – who make up 7% of the local population - to access domestic abuse victim support services. It is part of a wider £3.5m national...
Devon and Cornwall Police are reminding people that domestic abuse can happen to anyone and although Valentine’s Day is associated with love and romance, for some, it can prove a traumatic time of year.
The Force is running its ‘Is This Love?’ campaign which aims to raise awareness of the different aspects of abuse – emotional, financial, physical, and sexual.
This week sees Devon and Cornwall Police’s domestic abuse ‘Shatters Lives’ campaign going out onto the streets targetting Christmas shoppers across the region. The campaign was launched with domestic abuse partners at the end of November and runs throughout the Christmas period, when incidences of abuse are traditionally higher.
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The government has announced plans to give police powers to disclose certain details of people’s criminal pasts to forces across England and Wales next year.
The Home Office led scheme gives people the ‘right to ask’ police if their partner has ever had convictions for domestic abuse and allow police to disclose details of a criminal in certain circumstances.
A highly successful Plymouth scheme to support children witnessing domestic abuse at home is re-launching on Friday (4 October) with a new way of working that reaches even more youngsters in need.
The pioneering work, called ‘Encompass’, is a partnership between the police and Plymouth City Council, involving schools and early years settings across the city.
Over a hundred early years settings, including nurseries and pre-schools are set to join the highly successful ‘Encompass’ scheme launched in Plymouth to support children experiencing domestic abuse in their homes.
The work is led by a partnership between the police, involving schools and Plymouth City Council, to ensure that teachers are informed of any reported domestic abuse...
