Spain: guidance for UK nationals affected by domestic violence
Information for UK nationals who are affected by domestic violence in Spain and how to access support in local regions.
- From:
- Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
- Published
- 24 May 2021
- Last updated
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This guidance uses the term ‘victim’ to refer to the person who has experienced gender violence. The guidance refers specifically to support available for victims of gender violence, according to the Spanish Organic Law 1/2004 of 28 December, on Integral Protection Measures against Gender Violence. Under this law, the violent act must be committed by a man towards a female victim where there is or has been an intimate relationship. If descendants live with the perpetrator and the victim, they are also covered by this law.
Gender violence, under this law, includes any act of physical or psychological violence; including sexual violence, threats, coercion, or any type of arbitrary limitation of freedom.
For information on support available in the UK, read gender violence: returning to the UK
This guidance includes information on:
- reporting assaults to the police
- the Spanish legal system
- support organisations in Spain and the UK
Contact a British embassy or consulate in Spain.
Details
This guidance uses the term ‘victim’ to refer to the person who has experienced gender violence. The guidance refers specifically to support available for victims of gender violence, according to the Spanish Organic Law 1/2004 of 28 December, on Integral Protection Measures against Gender Violence. Under this law, the violent act must be committed by a man towards a female victim where there is or has been an intimate relationship. If descendants live with the perpetrator and the victim, they are also covered by this law.
Gender violence, under this law, includes any act of physical or psychological violence; including sexual violence, threats, coercion, or any type of arbitrary limitation of freedom.
For information on support available in the UK, read gender violence: returning to the UK
This guidance includes information on:
- reporting assaults to the police
- the Spanish legal system
- support organisations in Spain and the UK
Contact a British embassy or consulate in Spain.