14th Report - Domestic Abuse Bill
- HC No.
- Not recorded
- Published
- 16 Sep 2020
- Items
- 0
- Government response
- Government response published 14 October 2020 (deadline 16 November 2020). Read the government's response ↗
Select committee: Constitution Committee
Domestic Abuse Bill
Open
Opened 3 Sep 2020
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 3 September 2020.
The committee has published 1 report, most recently 14th Report - Domestic Abuse Bill on 16 September 2020.
The government's response
Published 14 October 2020. The deadline was 16 November 2020.
Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.The Government fully agrees that consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny strengthened the Bill, but does not accept that clauses 65 to 68 and Schedule 2 should be moved into separate criminal justice legislation.
- On pre-legislative scrutiny, the Government "fully agrees" that the consultation and scrutiny of the draft Bill "significantly strengthened" the legislation.
- On clause 65 (the "rough sex" defence), it believes the Bill is "an appropriate legislative vehicle" and does "not believe it would receive more extensive scrutiny in a criminal justice Bill".
- On clauses 66 to 68 and Schedule 2 (extraterritorial jurisdiction), it recognises their wider application but does "not accept" that inclusion in this Bill has diminished scrutiny.
- It says limiting these measures to domestic abuse would "fall short" of its Istanbul Convention obligations and "delay the point at which the Convention can be ratified".
Reports
- 14th Report - Domestic Abuse Bill16 September 2020
Recent activity
- Government response to the Domestic Abuse Bill report14 October 2020, Report published
- 14th Report - Domestic Abuse Bill16 September 2020, Report published
- Committee event9 September 2020, Formal meeting (private meeting) · Virtual meeting
Reports
Meetings & visits
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| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2020 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Not recorded · Virtual meeting |