London victims’ commissioner calls for overhaul of family courts, including child contact payments
London’s independent victims’ commissioner is calling for a major overhaul of the family courts, claiming the current system allows perpetrators “legal opportunities” to continue their abuse.
Claire Waxman says the domestic abuse bill, awaiting its second hearing in the House of Lords, does not provide adequate protection to abuse survivors and leaves many having to face abusers repeatedly, or pay for the cost of facilitating child contact arrangements.
