Thousands of criminal cases - including some of the most serious violent and sexual offences - are collapsing every year ...

They play on harmful and outdated stereotypes about women and victims in an attempt to deny or justify sexual violence,” said Katie Kempen, Victim Support’s chief executive. “To discover ...

Katie Kempen, chief executive of Victims Support which has offices across the South East, says "years of stagnant funding" ...

Re-traumatising people and profoundly damaging their mental health. Katie Kempen Kate*, a sexual assault victim, was forced to wait three years and endure three adjournments before her case ...

Going without vital support' Victim Support chief executive Katie Kempen highlighted the Labour government's manifesto pledge to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.

Katie Kempen chief executive of Victim Support, which is the largest organisation affected, said the funding shortfall means it will have to cut core services. The Home Office said it was ...

Surviviors of sexual violence are being re-traumatised by the court process, a charity has warned. Victim support said some have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and even ...

Katie Kempen is chief executive of the monitoring body which pushed for the new rules Police in England and Wales must offer female detainees free sanitary products in case they are on their ...

Charities accused the government of “blatant neglect” of needs of victims as they marked one year without a victims’ commissioner for England and Wales. Victim Support, Women’s Aid, and ...