Police praised for pandemic domestic abuse response – but calls for action on delays and dropped cases

29th June 2021Sarah Gibbons, Contributing Editor, Policing Insight

A new report on the UK police response to domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic has praised forces for their proactive and innovative approaches, but voiced fresh concerns over the delays in cases coming to court, and the long-term impact of the significant level of cases discontinued, as Policing Insight Deputy Editor Sarah Gibbons reports.