Istanbul Convention Debate

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Department: Home Office
Thursday 24th November 2016

(8 years ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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We liaise regularly with the devolved Administrations on violence against women and girls issues. Ministry of Justice officials have had informal contact with their counterparts in the devolved Administrations about the extraterritorial jurisdiction requirements of Article 44. We will formally consult Ministers in the devolved Administrations about whether legislative change on ETJ in England and Wales should extend to Scotland and Northern Ireland in due course.

Lord Lexden Portrait Lord Lexden (Con)
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How much time has passed since this convention was signed?

Baroness Williams of Trafford Portrait Baroness Williams of Trafford
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I think it is about four years.