The new Domestic Abuse Act has a provision which repeals the old Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPO) and replaces them with the new Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO). This is largely a good thing as the DAPO irons out many of the weaknesses which the DVPO had. For example the DAPO will have a ‘wide […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only resulted in more referrals to children’s services departments in local authorities being made, but also to more complex issues being reported. The so-called ‘toxic trio’ of substance abuse, domestic violence and poor mental health has been exacerbated by pressures caused by the pandemic according to a Department of Education […]
It is extremely difficult, if not impossible to legislate for emotions. This is a conundrum, known to sociologists as a ‘wicked problem’. In other words there is no scientifically probative ‘right’ or ‘wrong’ answer and the ‘solution’ may in fact give rise to a consequential raft of other societal and institutional problems, not yet apparent. […]
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