DVCN - Domestic Violence Co-ordinators Network

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3rd April 2013

Welsh Women's Aid (WWA) response to South Wales Police being investigated for handling of crimes relating to violence against women

The IPCC is conducting five investigations into South Wales Police’s handlings of VAW cases, just two years after an investigation into the deaths of four women in South Wales as a result of domestic violence. A further investigation is being conducted into a complaint from another alleged victim of domestic violence who says that details of her allegations of domestic abuse perpetrated against her by South Wales police officer partner were leaked to him by colleagues, putting her at risk. 


Click here to read WWA's response.


WWA will be meeting with the South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner to discuss further

3rd April 2013

Research into Young People's understandings of consent

CWASU are conducting a research into young people's thoughts on giving and asking for sexual consent

3rd April 2013

NSPCC warning over teachers' lack of training on FGM

Lack of training on the warning signs identified as barrier to alerting authorities.

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