Southall Black Sisters

 

17 December 2020

 

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @SophieKLinden: We can't allow people to suffer in silence when they are subject to abuse and exploitation - welcome this report and the changes that are recommended but want to see this made permanent - Govt should look at the #dabill they can ...

December 17th @ 9:06 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @VictimsComm: Vulnerable victims suffer significant, avoidable harm through fear of the very agencies there to support them. This has to stop, and I am pleased to see @HMICFRS has recognised this in its report. Read my full statement: ...

December 17th @ 9:05 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @caten_lara: @JCWI_UK @SBSisters @libertyhq From the report: "This means that neither the police nor the Home Office are able to assure the communities they serve that all people with whom they have contact will be treated fairly and safely, and ...

December 17th @ 9:05 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @JCWI_UK: "Data-sharing between the police & Home Office leaves many afraid to report crimes in case they or their loved ones have their data shared with immigration enforcement as a result" Really important report out today, made possible by ...

December 17th @ 8:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @LaurenHStarkey: Putting up a firewall between public services and the Home Office is such an important step in enabling victims of all forms of crime, abuse, and exploitation to come forward and seek support. Amazing work @SBSisters and ...

December 17th @ 8:39 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @MayaOppenheim: Domestic Abuse Commissioner, @nicolejacobsST, tells me: “The concept of the Home Office looms so largely over people and the worry their information will be passed to this entity they fear. It creates fear in seeking help from ...

December 17th @ 8:36 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @holly_bourneYA: Co-hosting this episode of the @britishlibrary's Unfinished Business podcast was such an honour. What is domestic violence? Coercive control? What's the societal and economic impact? Is the Domestic Abuse Bill doing enough? Please ...

December 17th @ 8:35 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @amcarmichaelMP: No one should be put off coming forward to the police for fear of having their data shared for immigration purposes. The Government must act now and put a firewall between the police and the Home Office. Great work by @SBSisters ...

December 17th @ 8:34 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

Agreed. This report makes clear that nothing less than a law is needed to ensure that there is a permanent firewall on data sharing between the police and the Home Office. The #DABill is the obvious place to bring about change. This government must ...

December 17th @ 8:15 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @LDNVictimsComm: .@HMICFRS report finds that police sharing victims’ immigration data with Home Office has prevented justice. Interim firewall is a start but it must be made permanent.We’ve called on Govt to urgently amend #dabill or they’ll ...

December 17th @ 7:56 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @nicolejacobsST: A firewall to protect some of the most vulnerable must be enshrined in law #DABill @UKHouseofLords. Migrant women who are #domesticabuse victims need protecting. Great work on the super-complaint @libertyhq @SBSisters ...

December 17th @ 7:54 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @CateBriddick: Another life-saving success from @SBSisters and @libertyhq Astonishing that those defending the practice argued that reporting victims of domestic violence to the Home Office constituted safeguarding. https://t.co/fbP1xy...

December 17th @ 7:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @ApnaHaq1: Thank you to @SBSisters for taking the lead on this and enabling our service users voices/experiences to be heard in this supercomplaint alongside our sister organisations @Safety4Sisters @AngelouCentre1 to name a few. Together we ...

December 17th @ 7:50 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @HannahGousy: 📣Groundbreaking new report following the first police super complaint recommends that the police should immediately stop sharing #domesticabuse survivors’ data with immigration The #DABill must enshrine the firewall in law ⚖️ ...

December 17th @ 7:04 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @Aviah_Sarah_Day: YESS 💪🏽 @SBSisters & @libertyhq supercomplaint has resulted in the police being told NOT to share the data of undocumented abuse survivors with the Home Office. 2 yrs ago an FOI found that a full 50% of police forces were ...

December 17th @ 7:04 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @DebatINQUEST: Great work from @SBSisters and @libertyhq as police super-complaint concludes sharing information on victims of domestic abuse with Immigration Enforcement undermines public interest. #protectionforall #HostileEnvironment ...

December 17th @ 5:39 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @David_Challen: Hugely important work by @SBSisters + @libertyhq whose super-complaint has highlighted the danger of police sharing migrant victims data to the Home Office. Govt must start recognising the immigration status of a victim should not ...

December 17th @ 5:12 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @womensaid: Breakthrough report shows severe harm caused by data sharing between police & immigration enforcement - thanks to work of @SBSisters @lawrsuk and many 'by & for' services & survivors. The #DABill must deliver safe reporting ...

December 17th @ 5:11 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @EVAWuk: 📢📢 Brilliant work from our member org @SBSisters and @libertyhq in bringing a super complaint against the police to stop them from sharing the immigration status and data of domestic abuse victims with the Home Office. ...

December 17th @ 5:11 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @lawrsuk: It recognises that data sharing represents a barrier preventing women from seeking support, it highlights the duty that police have to prioritise all victims' safety over immigration control. The impact of this outcome on survivors will ...

December 17th @ 5:11 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @lawrsuk: We welcome this outcome regarding policies and practice of police forces when encountering victims with insecure immigration status. The decision sets a critical and vital precedent in the protection of migrant women's human rights. ...

December 17th @ 5:10 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

RT @jessphillips: The years of work by @SBSisters @lawrsuk @AmnestyUK @libertyhq and also my staff and I, my constituents and many other brave victims have put in to fighting this is I hope being heard. Police told not to share immigration data of ...

December 17th @ 3:04 am |

Southall Black Sisters

34 posts today

We invite you to listen to @BBCRadio4 this AM as SBS Director Pragna Patel discusses the outcome of the first ever police super-complaint & its conclusions that data-sharing between the police and Home Office causes ‘significant harm to the ...

December 17th @ 3:04 am |