Domestic Violence and Abuse APPG
First Registered: 29/08/2018 • Last updated on: 06/10/2021
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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. Domestic violence and abuse: help from DWP
01/10/2021 - Home Office
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Found:
Domestic violence and abuse: help from DWP
A guide for domestic violence and abuse victims
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
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
4. 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
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: 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. 2. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle
09/03/2021
... and (2) deal with perpetrators of intimate partner violence. 3. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Gill Furniss
13/04/2021
... what recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the adequacy of funding available to local authorities to fulfil their statutory duties to protect victims of domestic abuse. 4. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Jess Phillips
13/04/2021
... if her Department will publish the outcomes framework it is working towards in assessing the (a) quality and (b) outcome of current domestic abuse training from her work with the College of Policing; and when she expects to be able to report on that work. 5. Domestic Abuse
asked by: Sarah Champion
16/02/2021
... if she will extend the Ask for ANI Scheme to people who are housebound due to the covid-19 pandemic so that (a) people at risk can speak to pharmacy delivery workers to access domestic abuse support and (b) the necessary training can be provided to those delivering from pharmacies to people’s homes.
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23 Current APPG Officers
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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
Choice at the End of Life , Citizens Rights , Climate Change , Compassionate Politics , Coronavirus , Dark Skies , Deliberative Democracy , Drones and Modern Conflict , Drug Policy Reform , Electoral Campaigning Transparency , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Future Generations , Gaps in Support , 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 , Surgical Mesh
Adult Education , 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 , Disability , Equitable Life Policyholders , Fatherhood , Flags and Heraldry , Gasworks Redevelopment , Global Security and Non-Proliferation , Governance and Inclusive Leadership , 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 , Light Rail , Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse , Single Parent Families , Snooker , State Pension Inequality for Women , Tennis , Terminal Illness
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community , Anti-Corruption and Responsible Tax , Bahá'í Faith , British Hindus , British Sikhs , Building Communities , Cameroon , Drug Policy Reform , Fair Business Banking , Fairs and Showgrounds , Financial Markets and Services , Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency , Gaps in Support , 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 , Terminal Illness , Theatre , Ticket Abuse , United Nations Women , University , Votes at 16 , Working at Height , Yemen
Digital Skills , India , Indian Traditional Sciences , Midlands Engine , United Nations Women , Women and Enterprise
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 , Teaching Profession , 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 , Race and Community
Midlands Engine
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 , Housing and Planning , 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 , Business Travel , Caribbean , Creative Diversity , Cuba , Housing in the North , 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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British Hindus , Carbon Monoxide , Chalk Streams , 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 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
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
Catalonia , 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 , 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
