Great to see coverage from @SkyNews this morning on our campaign to end the presumption of child contact with abusive parents! Michelle, an anonymous survivor and mother who fought to protect her child from an abuser, speaks on the need for change.

Two girls from Staffordshire. Lovely to meet Anja Popp from @Channel4News. Tune in tomorrow for an exclusive.

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'A London coroner found Georgia Barter’s death was caused by years of violence and coercive control by Thomas Bignell. Her family want justice, but the CPS won’t charge him and the police can’t find him.' https://t.co/UwUm0rYBVc 'On 26 April 2020 Georgia Barter, a long-term

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(4/4) This dismissal is a start. But trust will only be rebuilt when systemic change makes safety, not status, the standard. https://t.co/YElUuTQNZR

(3/4) We welcome this officer’s sacking as a long-overdue sign that misconduct has consequences. But one dismissal will not heal the rot at the root. The Met must go further: ensuring every officer understands that consent is not optional.

(2/4) For too long, acts like these have been minimised, laughed off, or quietly brushed aside as “banter”. But there is nothing playful about violating someone’s boundaries. And there is nothing professional about using power or proximity to degrade another person.

(1/4) When an officer of the law sexually harasses a woman at a workplace event and calls it a “prank”, it reveals just how deeply ingrained misogyny and entitlement remain within our institutions.

(4/4) The family courts must stop discouraging compassion, credibility, and courage.

(3/4) Survivors deserve to be believed. Children deserve to be protected. Professionals deserve to be respected for doing their duty.

(2/4) Too often, victims feel silenced, dismissed, or punished for speaking up. That is unacceptable. Judicial remarks that shame professionals for believing a parent’s account of abuse send a chilling message to survivors and the very people sworn to protect them.

(1/4) ⚖️ At Right to Equality, we firmly reject any notion that believing survivors equals bias. When schools, nurseries, and domestic abuse services take disclosures seriously they are fulfilling their VITAL safeguarding role, not acting “uncritically.”

At Right to Equality, we affirm that the only just and safe way forward is to end the presumption of contact. Let us insist that the courts place the welfare of the child above all else!

In cases involving abuse or coercive control, courts must not proceed as though contact is automatically in a child’s best interests, because it too often is not.

Let us urge UK Family Courts to pause, reflect, and remember the clear truths of the matter: contact with a parent is not, and must never be treated as, a default entitlement.

We filed written submissions in this important case from a survivor perspective. Unfortunately our submissions were not referenced in the judgment therefore we will be publishing them. We encourage all to read the case below ⬇️

@SBarrettBar Five charges thrown out - no case to answer - the allegations against me did not even meet the threshold of professional misconduct. Yet they pay £0 towards my costs. — But if I had lost, I would very likely have been ordered to pay @barstandards costs of over £38,000 for their

Unaccountable regulators are tyranny They cost Charlotte £350,000 to defend herself - and now won't pay We are a disgusting country as a result of 30 years of Fabian 'independent bodies' and a lack of democratic accountability This ain't right.

Let us be clear: acting on the basis that someone appears asleep, motionless, or even dead is not a valid excuse. Consent cannot be assumed, especially in conditions of incapacitation.