Discuss with professionals the needs of male victims of domestic abuse.

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

40% of domestic abuse victims are male, but funding doesn't represent this. This hasn't helped men to come forward to seek help. The Government need to understand the needs of male victims to represent them equally to female victims in facilities, law and funding.

The majority of male victim services rely on their own funding streams with donations and appeals as the government do not financially support them. Mankind Initiative is probably the biggest agency to support men, predominantly through their helpline which they fund themselves.
This is wrong and has to change. 40% of all victims are male (that we know about) and their needs should be reflected as such with equal funding for support.

Why it was rejected

It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.

Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.

We understand that you're concerned about male victims of domestic abuse, but we're not sure exactly what you'd like the Government or Parliament to do. For example, we're not sure what changes to the law you want.

The Government recently published a position paper, which made a number of relevant commitments, including about additional funding. You can find out more here:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/783996/Male_Victims_Position_Paper_Web_Accessible.pdf

You could start a new petition explaining clearly what you would like the Government or Parliament to do.

Timeline

17 Jun 2019	Petition opened for signatures
15 Jul 2019	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21

Status Rejected

Rejected 15 Jul 2019

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