The Commission for Equality and Human Rights and the coalition, End Violence Against Women (EVAW), are calling on the government and local authorities to provide more support for the 3 million women in the UK who experience violence every year. In addition, there are also untold numbers who have experienced abuse in the past and urgently need support.
The Commission and EVAW are today publishing a report called Map of Gaps. It shows, in a series of facts, figures and maps, the huge gaps in service provision for women who need to access these vital support services. The report highlights a 'postcode lottery,' with some areas in the UK being reasonably well served, and others having no services at all. This leaves thousands of women without such services as rape crisis centres and refuges for victims of domestic violence.
Read more in our press release.
Or read the executive summary of the report: