Overview

• Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips describes domestic abuse as the 'Cinderella' of crimes, highlighting its historical lack of prioritization.
• The pilot scheme, part of 'Raneem’s Law', will start in early 2025 and aims to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
• Raneem Oudeh and her mother Khaola Saleem were murdered in 2018 after multiple unheeded 999 calls; an inquest found police failures materially contributed to their deaths.
• Nour Norris, the victims' relative, emphasizes the necessity for victims to be heard and safeguarded on their first 999 call.
• Home Secretary Yvette Cooper and Jess Phillips stress the importance of domestic abuse expertise in 999 control rooms to ensure proper response and understanding of the crime's severity.