Women's Aid, conference speech, Amber Rudd, promises, domestic violence, Istanbul ConventionA once in a generation opportunity?

The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, gave her first major speech on domestic abuse at Women’s Aid 2017 National Conference at the University of Warwick recently, and outlined the transformative ambitions of the government’s Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.

She announced that £17million of funding was being made available for local projects, including the roll-out of Women’s Aid’s multi-agency response to domestic abuse, ‘Change that Lasts‘, in Wales – a partnership bid with Welsh Women’s Aid and Respect.

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