Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
First Registered: 29/08/2018 • Last updated on: 14/07/2021
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To work towards the elimination of domestic violence and abuse, to highlight issues arising for survivors and specialist support services, and to contribute to the development of policy and legislation in this area.
1. Written Evidence: Rape Crisis England & Wales (RCEW) (DAB05)
16/06/2020 - Bill Documents
Found: Domestic Abuse Bill
Written evidence submitted by Rape Crisis England & Wales (DAB05)
House of Commons
2. FOI releases for April 2020
21/07/2020 - Ministry of Justice
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Found: advice T2a_DV_Orders_Gender_Of_App Table 2a - Domestic Violence Orders by Court and gender of applicant, 2019
3. FOI releases for July 2020
03/12/2020 - Ministry of Justice
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Found: advice T2a_DV_Orders_Gender_Of_App Table 2a - Domestic Violence Orders by Court and gender of applicant, 2020
4. Written Evidence: Agenda (DAB68)
16/06/2020 - Bill Documents
Found: the Domestic Abuse Bill
to require public
authorities to make trained enquiries about
domestic abuse
5. Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for victims of sexual violence and abuse, Funding Allocations
22/07/2020 - Ministry of Justice
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Found: SomersetVictim Support Domestic Abuse25564.19Avon and SomersetSouthside Family Project Domestic Abuse35343.17Avon
1. Domestic Abuse Bill
10/02/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: “Transfer of joint tenancies and survivors of domestic abuse (1) This section applies where there - Speech Link
2. Covid-19: Domestic Abuse
29/06/2020 - Lords Chamber
1: Government are working closely with domestic abuse organisations, the domestic abuse commissioner and the police - Speech Link
2: that urgent action is needed for victims of domestic abuse, since in the first three weeks of lockdown - Speech Link
3: communications for the online helpline for domestic violence victims to access. No lady or, indeed, man - Speech Link
3. Domestic Abuse Bill
28/04/2020 - Commons Chamber
1: Committee, Home Office preparedness for Covid-19: domestic abuse and risks of harm within the home, HC321; First - Speech Link
2: personal and heart-wrenching experience of domestic abuse. She was not alone in showing great courage - Speech Link
4. Domestic Abuse Bill
05/01/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: through the Bill to all victims and survivors of domestic abuse; to all those courageous people who have spoken - Speech Link
5. Istanbul Convention: Position of the UK Government
26/05/2021 - Westminster Hall
1: human rights. Violence, particularly violence against women, including domestic violence, undermines the - Speech Link
2: demonstrating their real commitment to tackling violence against women and girls. I join him in urging - Speech Link
3: on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, known as the Istanbul convention - Speech Link
asked by: Jess Phillips
20/04/2020
... what assessment she has made of the (a) capacity and (b) sustainability of specialist domestic abuse services in responding to covid-19; and whether emergency funding will be made available for those services. 2. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett
09/11/2020
... when they plan to publish it. 3. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Rachael Maskell
25/01/2021
... what steps she is taking to extend the Ask for Ani scheme to more venues. 4. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Lyn Brown
22/12/2020
... if he will publish an action plan in response to the finding that checks with the local police domestic abuse team at the point of initial assessment are not being done in over a third of cases. 5. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Jessica Morden
17/12/2020
... (c) 2019 and (d) 2020.
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Gavin Newlands
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Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
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Contact Details
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Apsana Begum MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA. Tel: 0207 219 6826.
Email: apsana.begum.mp@parliament.uk
Public Enquiry Point:
Sophie Francis-Cansfield, Women's Aid Federation of England, PO Box 3245, Bristol BS2 2EH. Tel: 07986 801 132
Email: s.francis-cansfield@womensaid.org.uk
Secretariat:
Women's Aid Federation of England acts as the group's secretariat. http://www.womensaid.org.uk
Group's Website:
Benefits in Kind
Show/Hide22 Jan 2020
Women's Aid Federation of England
Secretariat From : 22/01/2020 To : 21/01/2021
£1,501
19 Jul 2018
Women's Aid
Secretariat From : 19/07/2018 To : 18/07/2019
£1,501
No direct financial benefits are on record for the Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
Former APPG Officers
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Baroness Hamwee
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 10th March 2021
Baroness Burt of Solihull
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 10th March 2021
Thangam Debbonaire
Officer
Labour - Bristol West
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 4th November 2020
Paul Scully
Officer
Conservative - Sutton and Cheam
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 24th February 2020
Youth Action against Climate Change
Siobhan Baillie
Officer
Conservative - Stroud
Joined: 24th February 2020Departed: 24th February 2020
Conception to Age Two - First 1001 Days , Ethics and Sustainability in Fashion , Weddings
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Norman Lamb
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for North Norfolk
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
Seema Malhotra
Officer
Labour (Co-op) - Feltham and Heston
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
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Angela Smith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
