Domestic violence laws fail to increase convictions/ Independent, 16 August 2008

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/domestic-violence-laws-fail-to-increase-convictions-898973.html

"The Government admits its policy on domestic violence may have deterred some women from making complaints. Labour's flagship reforms to protect women from domestic violence have failed to increase criminal convictions, a government study has found.
Tough laws unveiled in 2003 were hailed by ministers as the "biggest overhaul of legislation on domestic violence in 30 years"."