Join us for the hybrid launch of our new report 'Police Perpetrated Abuse - has anything really changed since the 2020 Super-Complaint?'

The event will be chaired by Nicole Jacobs, the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, with speakers including barrister, Ruth Brander, author of the report, three survivors of PPDA, including ‘Paula’, whose case is featured in the report, ‘Tess’ and Paula Kressinger and Bridie Anderson, former police officer who has devised and delivers police training on PPDA, with an introduction from Harriet Wistrich, Director of CWJ.

In March 2020, we submitted a police super-complaint highlighting systemic failures in policing to tackle the grave problem of police perpetrated domestic abuse (PPDA). Following media coverage of the super-complaint, CWJ have been approached by many other survivors, those numbers escalating following publicity of Sarah Everard’s murder by a serving police officer and a rash of other news stories about police perpetrators.

This national scandal which dominated the news headlines over many months led to a series of reports, inquiries and initiatives aimed at addressing the problem of police perpetrators and making recommendations for change. However, four and a half years on has anything really changed?

Our report draws on the experiences of the victim/survivors of PPDA who have spoken to us since the publication of the super-complaint, highlighting several themes of particular concern. It documents the raft of policing initiatives that have been announced since the super-complaint was submitted, including a summary of the response from the super-complaint bodies to the original PPDA super-complaint. It concludes by identifying areas where there is the most urgent need for action.

Please join us in-person or online to hear from the report’s author, Ruth Brander, survivors and other speakers to be announced.