Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
First Registered: 29/08/2018 • Last updated on: 29/12/2021
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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
- View source
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
- View source
Found: advice T2a_DV_Orders_Gender_Of_App Table 2a - Domestic Violence Orders by Court and gender of applicant, 2020
4. Domestic violence and abuse: help from DWP
01/10/2021 - Home Office
- View source
Found:
Domestic violence and abuse: help from DWP
A guide for domestic violence and abuse victims
5. 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
1. 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
2. Domestic Abuse Bill
10/02/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: “Transfer of joint tenancies and survivors of domestic abuse (1) This section applies where there are two - Speech Link
3. Domestic Abuse Bill
17/03/2021 - Lords Chamber
1: access to online pornography and its link with domestic abuse.As noble Lords know, pornography is easy - Speech Link
2: pornography consumption and male aggression and sexual violence, as does other research in the field. In this - Speech Link
3: that we are all concerned about the level of violence against children, and indeed against men, in our - Speech Link
4. 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
5. Domestic Abuse Commissioner: Framework Document
01/11/2021 - Written Statements
1: Tackling domestic abuse remains a key priority for this Government. Our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 - Speech Link
asked by: Gill Furniss
09/11/2021
... what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of funding allocated to tackle domestic violence and abuse. 2. Domestic Violence
asked by: Helen Hayes
30/09/2021
... what steps she is taking to help ensure consistency in police force’s response to domestic violence across the country. 3. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Baroness Lister of Burtersett
09/11/2020
... when they plan to publish it. 4. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Rachael Maskell
25/01/2021
... what steps she is taking to extend the Ask for Ani scheme to more venues. 5. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Mike Amesbury
22/10/2020
... Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012; and whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to improve access to justice for that group.
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23 Current APPG Officers
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Afghanistan , Childcare and Early Education , Flood Prevention , Muslim Women , Race and Community , United Nations Women
Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
British Council , Dalits , Dentistry and Oral Health , Respiratory Health , Social Enterprise
Afrikan Reparations , Agroecology for Sustainable Food and Farming , Choice at the End of Life , Citizens Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Drug Policy Reform , Drugs, Alcohol and Justice , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Green New Deal , Land Value Capture , Limits to Growth , Mindfulness , Ocean Conservation , Refugees , Renewable and Sustainable Energy , Sixth Form Education , South East , Southern Rail , Students , Trade Justice , United Nations Women , Votes at 16 , West Papua , Women in Parliament
American Football , Bahrain , Bingo , Child Contact Centres and Services , Darts , Deliberative Democracy , Diversity and Inclusion in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths , Football Supporters , Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery , Kashmir , Parkrun , Retail Crime , Running , Sport, Modern Slavery and Human Rights , Usher Syndrome
Adult Education , Afrikan Reparations , Ageing and Older People , Arts and Heritage , Austria , BBC , Black Maternal Health , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Carbon Monoxide , Citizens Rights , Commonwealth , Cycling and Walking , Dalits , Dark Skies , Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf , Dentistry and Oral Health , Disability , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Gypsies, Travellers and Roma , Haemophilia and Contaminated Blood , Haiti , Hospice and End of Life Care , Immigration Detention , Insurance and Financial Services , Internet, Communications and Technology , Ireland and the Irish in Britain , Kosovo , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Limits to Growth , Longevity , Media , Music , No Recourse to Public Funds , Olympic and Paralympic Games , Opera , Park Homes , Period Equality , Photography , Race and Community , Religious Education , Republic of Korea , Retail Crime , Road Freight and Logistics , Rowing , Scientific , Scotch Whisky , Sexual and Reproductive Health in the UK , Single Parent Families , Social Enterprise , Social Integration , Social Science and Policy , Social Work , St George's Day , Tibet , Transport Safety , United Nations , United Nations Women , Vascular and Venous Disease , Votes at 16 , Western Rail Link to Heathrow , Western Sahara , Wine and Spirits , Wine of Great Britain , Women in Transport , Youth Affairs
Gavin Newlands
Officer
Scottish National Party - Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Joined: 29th August 2018American Football , Connected and Automated Mobility , Electric Vehicles , Esports , Golf , Greenland , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Kidney , Light Rail , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Single Parent Families , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , White Ribbon UK
Afghanistan , Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , British Sikhs , Building Communities , Cameroon , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , HIV and AIDS , Hospitality and Tourism , Immigration Detention , India , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , International Students , Jazz Appreciation , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Markets , Maternity , Mortgage Prisoners , Museums , Ovarian Cancer , Stem Cell Transplantation and Advanced Cellular Therapies , Students , Tackling Loneliness and Connected Communities , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , University , Votes at 16 , White Ribbon UK , Working at Height , Yemen
Digital Skills , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise
Afghanistan , Apprenticeships , Endometriosis , First Do No Harm , Further Education and Lifelong Learning , Hospitality and Tourism , ITV , Maritime and Ports , Oracy , Sixth Form Education , Skills, Careers and Employment , Small and Micro Business , Special Educational Needs and Disabilities , Surgical Mesh , University of Hull , Vascular and Venous Disease , Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire , Zoos and Aquariums
Bangladesh , British Muslims , British Sikhs , Côte d’Ivoire , Kashmir , Muslim Women , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Burma , Channel Islands , Charities and Volunteering , Côte d’Ivoire , Cycling and Walking , Eritrea , Financial Resilience , Funerals and Bereavement , Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity , Infant Feeding and Inequalities , Isle of Man (Manx) , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Leasehold and Commonhold Reform , Loan Charge and Taxpayer Fairness , Mentoring , Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) , Parks and Green Spaces , Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict Initiative , South Western Railway , Sustainable Resource , Trade Justice , Video Games and Esports , Water, Sanitation and Hygiene , Women in Parliament , Youth Employment
Africa , Apprenticeships , Boxing , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Housing in the North , Kurdistan in Turkey and Syria , Liverpool City Region , Museums , Northern Powerhouse , Palestine , Performers' Alliance , Race Equality in Education , Thalidomide , Western Sahara , Zimbabwe
Compassionate Politics , Food Banks , Health and the Natural Environment , Immigration Detention , Migration , Mindfulness , No Recourse to Public Funds , Poverty , Refugees , Rule of Law , Tennis , Universal Credit
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Afrikan Reparations , Black Maternal Health , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , British Overseas Territories , Crypto and Digital Assets , Healthcare Infrastructure , Immigration Detention , Knife Crime and Violence Reduction , Race and Community , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia
Blood Cancer , Child Contact Centres and Services , Muslim Women , Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia , United Nations Women , Women and Work
British Hindus , Carbon Monoxide , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Rights , Learning Disability , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , South Western Railway , United Nations Women , Women in Parliament , Women, Peace and Security
Action on Conflict and Global Britain , Africa , BBC , British Museum , Friends of Syria , Fruit, Vegetables and Horticulture , International Conservation , Media Freedom , Midlands Engine , Museums , Theatre , Trade and Export Promotion , Trade out of Poverty , United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development , United Nations Women , Visual Arts , Wilton Park , Women and Enterprise
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
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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
Humanist , Manufacturing , Midlands Engine , Mindfulness , White Ribbon UK , Women in Parliament
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 , Wetlands
Bees and Pollinators , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Catalonia , Commercial Sexual Exploitation , Death Penalty , Digital Regulation and Responsibility , Ethiopia and Djibouti , Foreign Affairs , Greece , Hong Kong , Industrial Heritage , Jamaica , Jazz Appreciation , Psychology , Queen’s Platinum Jubilee 2022 , Street Children , Taiwan , Taxis , Vietnam , Zoos and Aquariums
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
Assistive Technology , Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners , Debt and Personal Finance , Down Syndrome , Entrepreneurship , Future of Aviation , Inclusive Growth , India , Mortgage Prisoners , Mutuals , Nepal , Parks and Green Spaces , South Western Railway , Vegetarianism and Veganism , Western Rail Link to Heathrow
Angela Smith
Officer
Liberal Democrat - Former Member for Penistone and Stocksbridge
Joined: 29th August 2018Departed: 5th November 2019
