Jess Phillips hopes supreme court ‘sees sense’ and overturns domestic abuse ruling
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Court of appeal decision prevents woman from suing police and CPS for disclosing her address to violent ex-partner
The Labour MP Jess Phillips has said she hopes the UK’s highest court “sees sense” and overturns a ruling preventing a domestic abuse survivor from suing Sussex police and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for disclosing her address to her violent ex-partner.
Phillips said that if the supreme court upheld the court of appeal’s decision when it hears the case on Wednesday and Thursday, it would prevent police from being held accountable for failures in cases of violence against women and girls.
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