Legal Aid, domestic violence victims, injunctions, costs, ‘Victims did not proceed because they were ordered to contribute to the legal costs’ and could not do so.

More than 6,000 domestic abuse victims in England have been unable to get emergency court orders stopping their abusers from harming them, according to the National Centre for Domestic Violence.

The National Centre for Domestic Violence (NCDV) provides a free, fast emergency injunction service to survivors of domestic violence.

This allows anyone who has recently suffered or been threatened with domestic violence to apply for an emergency court injunction – sometimes issued within 24 hours of them making contact with NCDV.

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