'Unfair' council tax debt for domestic abuse survivors must end, say Greens

'Unfair' council tax debt for domestic abuse survivors must end, say Greens

Domestic abuse survivors should not be forced to pay off their abuser’s council tax debts, the Scottish Greens have said in a call for change in…

End unfair council tax debt for domestic abuse survivors

Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer has urged MSPs to support his call that no domestic abuse survivors be forced to pay off their abuser’s council tax debts. Greer has lodged an amendment to the Housing Bill which would require Ministers to review the impact of the current system on domestic abuse survivors. Because of how the current legal liability arrangements work, where a survivor of domestic abuse has lived with their abuser, they are often res…

Domestic abuse survivors bring about update to Clare’s Law policy - South Leeds Life

West Yorkshire Police will provide new confidentiality statement to help people explain to loved ones that they have received a Clare’s Law disclosure. The new confidentiality statement will be provided to individuals from May 2025 when they receive a Clare’s Law disclosure, allowing them share with loved ones that they continue reading