DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

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18th April 2017

Real Voices: Are They Being Heard?

Ann Coffey MP has published a report looking at child sexual exploitation in the Greater Manchester area. Figures from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) show: there were 714 recorded sexual offences that were flagged for child sexual exploitation (CSE) in 2016, compared with 146 in 2013; and a survey of 2,452 Year 10 children in the area found that 12% of 14-year-olds reported sending a sext message or image, while 22% said they had received one.

4th May 2017

Cross-party support for separate funding for refuges

Polly Neate, Chief Executive of Women's Aid, response

4th May 2017

BAME women face double disadvantage

New report by Agenda and Women in Prison

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