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Written Question
Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
Wednesday 2nd June 2021

Asked by: Baroness Gale (Labour - Life peer)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.

Answered by Lord Greenhalgh

The UK signed the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.

The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The most recent report was published on 22 October 2020 and can be found here: Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence - progress report 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 19 Jan 2021
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 05 Jan 2021
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2020
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Dec 2020
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 24 Nov 2020
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 11 Nov 2020
Domestic Abuse

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