1.0Institute for Addressing Strangulationhttps://ifas.org.ukrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9yiOwRmELK"><a href="https://ifas.org.uk/freedom-of-information-on-strangulation-and-suffocation-offences/">Freedom of Information on Strangulation and Suffocation Offences</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ifas.org.uk/freedom-of-information-on-strangulation-and-suffocation-offences/embed/#?secret=9yiOwRmELK" width="600" height="338" title="“Freedom of Information on Strangulation and Suffocation Offences” — Institute for Addressing Strangulation" data-secret="9yiOwRmELK" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://ifas.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reports.png456256Strangulation and suffocation became a stand-alone offences in England and Wales on 7th June 2022 under the Domestic Abuse Act (2021), and the Serious Crime Act (2015). Since this legislation was introduced IFAS has requested data from the Home Office pertaining to the number strangulation and suffocation offences recorded by the police.  Below is a […]