Nationwide leads calls to protect survivors of abuse

Nationwide Building Society has partnered with Refuge, the UK’s largest domestic abuse charity, in a bid to both bring about change and help protect survivors of abuse.

- KARL MATCHETT BUSINESS EDITOR

The partnership is aiming to extend existing support for victims, as well as remove barriers which can prevent survivors from taking back control of their lives.

A key part of the reform being asked for is for the Individual Insolvency Register (IIR) to be made private, protecting survivors' details, while also removing the £308 fee currently due.

“Nationwide and Refuge have signed Money Wellness's campaign to get the government to make the IIR private – protecting the addresses of survivors who have become insolvent through bankruptcy, for example,” a statement read.