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Request reference number: 388
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Summary of request
I write with two queries in relation to the London Victims Commissioner appearance in a recent episode of Channel 4's Dispatches series (Torn Apart: Family Courts Uncovered). Please consider this as a Freedom of Information request.
My understanding is that Ofcom have received a significant number of complaints about the episode and may be conducting an investigation into allegations of gender bias and misrepresentation of fathers in family court disputes. Based on this, I am seeking to establish if the Victims Commissioner has made any comment regarding these complaints?
Secondly, the Victims Commissioner published a statement expressing concern about the targeted abuse of victims post broadcast, describing the perpetrators as 'determined propagandists promulgating harmful extremist beliefs’.
Please advise the following in relation to this:
- The nature of the abuse.
- The type of 'harmful extremist beliefs’ being promulgated .
- Action taken by the Commissioners Office to report the abuse witnessed to the appropriate authorities and / or social media platforms.
- Any outcomes arising from this action.
Related documents
FOI response - Victims Commissioner