Petition Fund domestic violence refuge places for victims applying for leave to remain.

There are special immigration rules to allow victims of domestic violence to apply for leave to remain but there is no funding specifically for refuge places for women in this position.

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Victims are reluctant to report abuse and many return to the household after reporting the abuse, as they have nowhere else to go, putting themselves at risk.

This petition is closed This petition ran for 6 months

30 signatures

Progress of the petition towards its next target: 30 of 10,000 signatures required to get a government response

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Date closed 1 November 2019
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