The government is taking serious action against domestic abuse but there's more to be done

Bekah Legg, from survivors of domestic abuse charity Restored, explains the new measures put in place by the government to tackle intimate partner violence.

The government recently announced some significant new measures for tackling domestic abuse and dealing with perpetrators. Under proposed laws, police will be told to treat violence against women and girls as a national threat, and it will be put on a priority par with terrorism. I was asked on the radio this week if that’s proportionate. It is.

Terrorism is exactly what it says: it fills us with fear. Thoughts of being caught on a train with a suicide bomber or any other number of possibilities can haunt our nightmares. But the reality is, acts of terror in the UK are rare.