Financial abuse: will a new code bring change?

Women fleeing abuse shocked to find they are reconnected to former partners by their banks After two decades of physical and psychological abuse, Debra* finally fled her partner and moved across the country. The 55-year-old bought a house and, for the first time in 20 years, felt safe. That was until a letter arrived just a few years into her move. After updating her council tax, she was horrified to learn her former partner was also registered at the new address. On top of this trauma, she was told that most likely he had been informed of her new details. Read full story