John Forsyth: Far from whole story on domestic abuse

GREATER Glasgow and Clyde NHS launched a £1.3 million domestic violence early intervention scheme last week, in which women who appear with injuries at A&E departments and health centres will be discreetly asked how they came by those injuries. In support, a Scottish Government spokeswoman said: "Domestic abuse must not be tolerated." Quite right. No-one disputes that.

The spokeswoman, however, continued: "It's important we do all we can to encourage people to report incidents so we can know the true extent of the problem, respond appropriately to victims and ensure perpetrators are properly punished."

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