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Benefit cap trapping women in violent relationships

Domestic violence charity Women’s Aid is urging the Government to act in light of evidence released from the London borough of Haringey, revealing that women are staying in abusive relationships because of the benefit cap.

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Couples keep secret savings

Over ten million (28%) UK savers are keeping financial matters a secret from loved ones by hiding a total of £92 billion worth of savings, with the average secret savings account containing £8,717, according to research from Post Office Savings.

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Moves to extend marriage and civil partnership notice period

The notice period that must be given before a marriage or civil partnership can take place looks set to be extended as part of Government plans to tighten up the immigration system.

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Marriage certificate registry service discontinued for overseas Brits

From 1st January 2014 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will discontinue its service of depositing foreign marriage and civil partnership certificates with the General Register Offices in the UK. British nationals overseas will need to make their own arrangements for the safekeeping of these certificates, as they do for other important documents.

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Calls for re-examination of domestic violence prosecution guidelines

New figures have shown that many domestic violence cases are prosecuted in the lower-level courts, leading to calls from the Scottish Liberal Democrats for a review of prosecution guidelines for cases of domestic violence.

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Latest birth, deaths and marriage figures

The National Records of Scotland has published provisional figures for births, deaths and other vital events registered during the second quarter of 2013.

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Links between online abuse and off-line violence against women

Domestic violence charity Women’s Aid has held a day-long Cyber Stalking and Harassment Conference to discuss the impact of cyber stalking and harassment on women across England. The conference addressed wide spread concerns about rising levels of online stalking and harassment, with particular reference to the link to domestic violence.

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Divorce risk for soldiers on lengthy deployments

A new study from America has found that the risk of military marriages ending in divorce rises with the length of military deployments.

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Marriage and civil partnership in Scotland

The results of the Scottish Household Survey (SHS) have recently been published by Scotland’s Chief Statistician. The publication, Scotland's People Annual Report 2012, gives a break down on the composition, characteristics, behaviour and attitudes of Scottish households and adults.

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Adoption UK comments on ONS adoption figures

Recent figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown a 9.8% increase in the number of adoptions that took place in England and Wales during 2012 compared to 2011. This takes the total number of adoptions in 2012 to 5,206.

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