UK Says No More has joined together with high street banks and pharmacies to urge anyone at risk to access support via designated Safe Spaces found on high streets across the UK.
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UK Says No More urges victims to make use of Safe Spaces as incidents are expected to rise during Euros.
NatWest marks ‘No More Week’ by opening Safe Spaces for economic and domestic abuse victims

6 March 2024 NatWest Group is announcing that starting this week it will offer Safe Spaces to people experiencing economic and domestic abuse in over 360 branches across the UK including NatWest, Ulster Bank and Royal Bank of Scotland branches. Safe Spaces, part of Hestia’s UK Says No More campaign, are designated locations which anyone …
Nationwide – the UK’s biggest branch network – joins Hestia’s Safe Spaces

Nationwide – the largest branch network of any UK banking brand -– will offer Hestia’s Safe Spaces scheme to people experiencing domestic abuse across more than 400 branches across the UK. A recent poll by Nationwide shows almost half (48%) the population have experienced, or know someone who has experienced domestic abuse, with almost one …
Hestia and UK Says No More respond to national domestic abuse ‘flee fund’

The Home Office has announced that from 31 January 2024, victims of domestic abuse who do not have the financial means to leave their abusers will be able to apply for a one-off payment of up to £500 for essential items to help them and their children flee to safety. For the first time, victims …
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Santander joins Safe Spaces, providing in branch support for domestic abuse survivors
Sadiq Khan visits Superdrug to learn about Safe Spaces scheme

Mayor of London candidate Sadiq Khan has visited a UK SAYS NO MORE Safe Space in a Superdrug pharmacy to learn more about how the scheme supports victims of domestic abuse. Sadiq Khan was joined by Chief Executive of Hestia Patrick Ryan, Hestia’s Director of Communications and Fundraising Jo Tilley-Riley and Superdrug key workers at the Upton …
UK SAYS NO MORE Supports Hestia-Led Programme ‘Everyone’s Business’

In May this year, the UK SAYS NO MORE Charter on Prevention called for all businesses to take up their responsibility to end domestic abuse. We are delighted to announce the launch of ‘Everyone’s Business’, an initiative led by Hestia and delivered in partnership with Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse, The Corporate Alliance, Surviving Economic …