MSE News: Revealed: GPs charging domestic violence survivors £100+ to sign legal...

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Proxima_Centauri wrote: »

As explained before, it would come under private charges, as the GP won't be recompensed for it via normal funding routes..

Poor poppets. So their 150K pa, plus car, plus expenses isn't enough for them to get by on.

peachyprice wrote: »

How is that woman more deserving than any other man (or woman) having his face punched until it's black and blue, treated like he's worthless and his head stamped on by some thug under different circumstances?

It's a real issue for ANY VICTIM who is eligible for legal aid, why is that so difficult for you to understand?

I suppose we all have a cause we'd rather stick our necks out for. It kinda goes with the territory of caring for something. Why is that so difficult for YOU to understand? Mine obviously is to stick up for women who are domestic violence victims. Who would you stick up for and don't give me that they're all deserving cases crappolla.
Go on, take courage on this one. Out of all the cases below who, if any, do you care about most? And there's a few statistics mixed up in it too.

"Legal aid can help meet the costs of legal advice, family mediation and representation in a court or tribunal.

You’ll usually need to show that:

your case is eligible for legal aid
the problem is serious
you can’t afford to pay for legal costs

You could for example get legal aid if:

you or your family are at risk of abuse or serious harm, eg domestic violence or forced marriage
you’re at risk of homelessness or losing your home
you’ve been accused of a crime, face prison or detention
you’re being discriminated against
you need family mediation
you’re adding legal arguments or bringing a case under the Human Rights Act
On non-criminal law, legal aid is available for areas including: family law (such as financial support after marriage and disputes over children); debt problems (if you are being taken to court over debts, for example); domestic violence; social security benefits; housing (particularly evictions); employment; asylum and immigration; adoption disputes; mental health; and personal injury (if the injury results from assault or abuse).


Here's a few statistics for you to swallow:

Does domestic violence affect women and men equally?

Research shows that domestic violence is a deeply gendered issue that disproportionately affects women. For example:

Metropolitan Police statistics show that male violence against women made up 85% of reported domestic violence incidents
A 2009 study based on police reports, which accounted for the dynamics of domestic violence, found that only 5% of domestic violence incidents were perpetrated by women in heterosexual relationships
Domestic violence is patterned, repeated behaviour intended to assert power and control over the victim. Of those who experience 4 or more incidents of domestic violence, 89% are women
Four times as many women as men are killed by a current or former partner. Two women a week are killed as a result of domestic violence in England and Wales.


Do women and men experience domestic violence differently?

Research shows that the violence experienced by women is different in nature, severity and consequence from the violence experience by men.

The intensity and severity of violence used by men is more extreme and more likely to include physical violence, threats and harassment. Female victims of domestic violence experience more serious psychological consequences than male victims and are much more likely to feel afraid of their partners. Women are 4 times as likely to experience potentially lethal violence and five times as likely to report that they feared for their lives.