Information Bulletins
Info Bulletin: Cuts to Legal Aid
On July 22, 2009, the Legal Services Society (LSS) announced additional funding cuts to Legal Aid that effectively discontinue extended services for clients receiving referrals. This means that a woman who is leaving an abusive relationship and has exhausted the Legal Aid hours she was granted will automatically be denied any request for further service.
This Information Bulletin offers strategies for helping women in this situation.
Safety Issues Protocol
Considerations for Sexual Assault Coordination
Updated from 2002 original version. This Information Bulletin will help coordination initiatives discuss the integration of sexual assault case tracking, monitoring, and best practice development into their work.
RCMP Amend Policy to Enhance Victim Safety
When police arrest a person accused of violence in relationships and then release him subject to conditions designed to protect the victim, the conditions form part of his Undertaking to Appear (UTA). The RCMP Violence in Relationships/Violence Against Women in Relationships (VIR/VAWIR) Policy was amended in February 2005 and now directs officers to provide victims with a copy of the UTA.
Coordination Initiatives on Violence Against Women: Including Women Who Have Experienced Violence
This Information Bulletin is intended to be used by coordination initiatives in considering the inclusion of women who have experienced violence.
