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Victims of domestic violence are to get greater protection with tougher court powers to impose restraining orders.
The new rules should mean women find it easier to get bans against their abusers, the Home Office said today.
From next month, abusers accused of any offence could find themselves subject to a court injunction even if the defendant is acquitted but still considered a threat.
Only those convicted of two distinct offences harassment or putting someone in fear of violence can currently be given an order.
Home Office minister Lord West said: The powers announced today will help victims in need of immediate protection.
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Les Savine is right.
Female domestic violence is much more widespread than than feminists would like us to realise.
- Jp2, Birmingham, West Midlands, 01/09/2009 13:30
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I hope these new powers have also been drafted to include men who are victims.
"The new rules should mean women find it easier to get bans against their abusers, the Home Office said today."
It seems that both the police and the establishment only believe that women are abused. There are a large number of men out there who are also regularly abused and attacked and virtually nothing is done.
- Les Savine, enfield, 23/08/2009 09:06
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It is about time, but i want to know why it has taken this long for these changes to be put in place. Women should have the right to be happy not fear for their life everytime their supposed loved one walks through the door
- Kay, London, 22/08/2009 14:48
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