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Recommendation 36

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Incorporate full domestic abuse victim definition and define CHIDVAs and CHISVAs within the Bill

Recommendation
We recommend that the Bill includes the entire definition of a domestic abuse victim as it appears in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. We further recommend that the Bill also defines Independent Sexual Violence Advisors and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors who support children—so called CHIDVAs and CHISVAs.
Paragraph Reference: 124
Government Response

A response document is linked to this report, dated 19 January 2023. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗