Released violent offenders to be ‘locked’ in restriction zones in England and Wales

Women's safety campaigners welcome plan to switch from exclusion zones that have made victims feel trapped'

Restriction zones aimed at locking" violent offenders - rather than their victims - into specific areas when they are released from prison are to be introduced by the government in England and Wales.

At the moment, exclusion zones are often used to keep an offender away from their victim's home but many campaigners for women's safety have long called for this to be flipped.

Increased tagging for domestic perpetrators.

Requiring judges to flag domestic abuse at sentencing so prisons, probation and police can better identify and manage abusers.

Expanding specialist domestic abuse courts.

Bolstering transparency for victims at sentencing - including the provision of free copies of judges' sentencing remarks for victims of rape and other sexual offences.