A SPECIAL hearing is required in the case of a man who admits controlling or coercive behaviour towards a female in Powys. Oliver Groucott, 22, initially appeared at Llandrindod Wells Magistrates’ ...

Writing for HuffPost UK, solicitor general Ellie Reeves MP says the law has transformed the way violence against women and girls is tackled in the last decade.

Advice from a Community Care Inform guide on how to identify coercive and controlling behaviour, including practice tips on how to assist if you spot the signs Photo ...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has marked significant strides in tackling domestic abuse with a noticeable rise in both ...

The Saskatchewan government plans to introduce legislation that will amend the definition of interpersonal violence to include coercive or controlling behaviour and online stalking and harassment. It ...

A new domestic abuse offence of "coercive and controlling behaviour" has been announced which has a maximum penalty of up to five years in prison. Coercive and controlling behaviour can include the ...

Yet, as we act on this overdue recognition, there is another dimension of control and entitlement that remains largely invisible in the law: The abuse of seniors by those they trust and depend on — ...

With its latest criminal justice bill, the federal government is looking to change that. If passed, Bill C-16 will see femicide recognized in the Criminal Code. It will also criminalize coercive ...

Coercive and controlling behaviour is a feature of domestic abuse and gender-based violence, issues that have risen to the top of the social work agenda during the Covid-19 pandemic. Lockdowns and ...

A man from Bristol has been jailed for subjecting his former partner to years of manipulative and controlling behaviour. Cody Smith-Alwood, 37, of St George, was sentenced to 38 months in prison at ...

A 43-year-old man from Fareham, who was previously held on suspicion of murder and unlawful act manslaughter, has been ...