police – Justice For Gaia

Please use and share this 2 minute letter writing tool to call on the government to bring the Gaia Principle into law. It will help ensure that survivors of Rape & Serious Sexual Offenses are no longer endangered and denied justice because police fail to investigate a suspect properly and has been proposed as Amendment (NC48) to the Criminal Justice Bill.

The Gaia Principle compels investigating officers to investigate suspects thoroughly, checking for other allegations of abuse against them. By doing so it will unite survivors’ voices for justice and make sure those failed as Gaia was failed can hold the police to account.

Gaia’s story is a powerful illustration of the need for real accountability in policing. During the inquest into her death, officer after officer admitted they had failed to follow, or were not even aware of, existing guidance. Not one of them faced any consequences.

To learn more, check out this great article on the campaign by Maya Oppenheim for the Independent.

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November 2021 marks 4 years since we lost Gaia. When we spoke out on 25th (World Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) about systemic failures in how the justice system engages with survivors, Dorset Police announced the “disciplining” of a Dorset Police officer involved in the search for Gaia, saying he had been given a “final written warning.”

The family was devastated to learn that these proceedings had taken place behind closed doors, denying us the right to be present, make eye contact, try and understand how things could have gone so wrong and perhaps to speak about the consequences, which left us with a lifetime of grief over an unspeakable loss that will never heal. We feel very let down. It’s another example of Dorset Police saying one thing and doing another.

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BREAKING NEWS: search officer “disciplined” as we call for wider change and mark 4 years 🌹🕯️🌹