Male victims
of domestic violence frequently face ridicule rather than help when
attempting to leave a violent relationship.
On the one hand
men are expected to deal with the issue themselves- and on the other
hand they face prison if they defend themselves physically.
Furthermore,
custody of the children is usually given to the mother rather than the
father and this can result in fathers remaining in violent homes to
protect the children.
The first step
is state funding of the voluntary associations that have already sprung
up to deal with the problem. Ten million pounds a year would be the
very minimum that would be required for a national network of refuges.
The police and
social services must adopt a gender neutral stance and children must
be allowed to leave a violent home and live with the father when the
mother is violent.
We call upon
the British Government to-
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Recognise
the special problems of male victims of domestic violence in the
United Kingdom. These include fear of ridicule and the likely-hood
that his children may remain with his violent partner.
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Fund a national network of domestic violence shelters for men and
their children (men will not leave a violent relationship unless
they can find a place of safety for their children). This will involve,
as a bare minimum, ten million pounds a year channeled through the
Mankind Initiative and Men's Aid.
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Work
towards equality of treatment for men and women by all government
departments in the shortest possible time.
PETITION
by Richard Ford
http://www.gopetition.co.uk/online/9363.html
Stop systematic
removal of children by UK Social Services. They should open the door
of the Secret Family Courts and let the daylight of open inquiry illuminate
their work.
Approximately
1 in 20 children have been taken into care, some adopted, at some point
in their lives. Nearly 60,000 children are taken into care each year.
That's the entire population of 100 primary schools. Each case costs
the taxpayer an average of £70K in legal fees, many cost over
£350K. There are other costs, costs that needlessly drain the
resources of local authorities, central government and charities. Private
children's homes charge up to '£7000 per week per child' and foster
parents in Slough for example get '£400 per week per child' Children
in care cost the taxpayer over £830 million pounds a year. That's
an average of £2,500 per child, per week-more than four times
what it would cost to send a child to Eton.
PETITION
by Alex Noble
http://www.petitionthem.com/default.asp?sect=detail&pet=2006
This petition
was created for the purpose of informing persons of society of the obtrusive
actions of MCFD,CPS and children's aid society.
It is within legislation,children and family community services act,UN
agreements and the constitution that children and families are the foundation
of society. That government and their branches are obligated to put
supports in place to keep the natural family in the most beneficial
enviroment(the home). MCFD/CPS places the child(ren) in fostercare.Leaving
the natural family destoyed. The child protection business is a multi
dollared business and thousands are spents on fostercare,court costs
and lawyer fees. Where for a fraction of the costs, support could/should
be put into place to keep the family intact and support the child in
the most beneficial enviroment.
I have a website explaining my story, www.tinyurl.com/66vo2
Please sign this petition in support of children and their natural families.
PETITION
by Laurie Edberg
http://www.petitiononline.com/disparen/petition-sign.html?
We the undersigned
would like to register our surprise and disapproval at the NSPCC briefing
notes provided for MPs in the UK parliament during the Children and
Adoption Bill regarding the presumption of contact between children
and their parents.
These briefing
notes are widely interpreted to mean that the NSPCC no longer agrees
with the principle of contact between children and the non-resident
parent, usually the father.
To support this
change in policy the NSPCC has used the number of child deaths. The
deliberate impression given by using this statistic is that fathers
are responsible for these deaths and therefore should not be entitled
to the presumption of contact. This argument does not follow.
The fact that
the non-resident parent mainly kills children has no connection with
the gender of the parent and it is misleading to use this statistic
in this way. Further it is wrong to imply that both natural parents
do not provide the best protection for their children.
It is commonly
accepted by all the law enforcement agencies that the principal perpetrator
of domestic child abuse is the stepfather or live-in boyfriend not the
natural father. Whilst we applaud the policy for together trying to
bring a full-stop to abuse wherever it may occur the NSPCC has a duty
of care to children not to misrepresent the true situation and the former
policy, which recognized the importance of both natural parents, commanded
a great deal of support.
Any policy which
fails to take into account the realities of modern day family life is
bound to do a disservice and we implore the NSPCC to think again about
the presumption of contact mentioned in the briefing notes provided
for MPs if it really wants to bring child abuse to an end.
PETITION
by Kingsley Miller
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/801778885
We the undersigned
petition the Prime Minister to Make provision for ALL victims of domestic
abuse regardless of their gender.
"Domestic
abuse, according to hundreds of studies from around the world and including
Britain, affects men and women in equal numbers. Yet the government
has suppressed these facts and focused only on female victims. This
means that where women have 500 refuges supported by the government,
males have no where to go with their children when they are attacked.
This is sexist and wrong and we petition the prime minister to end this
practice of discrimination by making services and funds available to
protect both genders."
PETITION
by George Rolph
http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/DVJUSTICE/
