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Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Ministry of Justice

May. 15 2024

Source Page: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases
Document: (PDF)

Found: Limitation law in child sexual abuse cases


Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

May. 15 2024

Source Page: Safeguarding children in elective home education
Document: (PDF)

Found: Domestic abuse 11 out of 41 children in the sample considered lived in a household where there was known


Scottish Parliament Debate - Main Chamber
Portfolio Question Time - Wed 15 May 2024

Mentions:
1: Hoy, Craig (Con - South Scotland) Communities from Dumfries to Dunbar have reported groups of youths who abuse the scheme to travel to - Speech Link
2: Constance, Angela (SNP - Almond Valley) evidence-sharing capability following its successful pilot, and we have expanded summary case management for domestic - Speech Link
3: Burnett, Alexander (Con - Aberdeenshire West) For over five years, a constituent of mine who is a victim of domestic abuse has been failed by the Scottish - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill
Committee stage - Wed 15 May 2024
Ministry of Justice

Mentions:
1: Jo Gideon (Con - Stoke-on-Trent Central) Can he confirm that a remote hearing will be of benefit in domestic abuse cases? - Speech Link
2: Andy Carter (Con - Warrington South) The Bill will benefit those suffering from domestic abuse, particularly where restraining orders and - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Renters (Reform) Bill
2nd reading - Wed 15 May 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: Baroness Taylor of Stevenage (Lab - Life peer) abuse, and indeed set up our local organisation, Survivors Against Domestic Abuse. - Speech Link
2: Baroness Lister of Burtersett (Lab - Life peer) abuse, as do Generation Rent and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance—DAHA. - Speech Link
3: Baroness Thornhill (LD - Life peer) There are also serious issues regarding victims of domestic abuse where such abuse is regularly mistaken - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Criminal Justice Bill
Report stage (day 1) - Wed 15 May 2024
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Roger Gale (Con - North Thanet) abuse case”.(4) After subsection (8F) insert—“(8G) For the purposes of this section “a domestic abuse - Speech Link


Scottish Parliament Debate - Committee
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Wed 15 May 2024

Mentions:
1: None a policy that applies to more complainers.We had a case recently in which the police changed their domestic - Speech Link
2: None there has to be a sizeable majority in society who trust and have confidence that the police will not abuse - Speech Link
3: None I do not have data on the outcomes through the courts. - Speech Link
4: None is contrary to their own interests, they have not been compelled to provide it, so potentially the courts - Speech Link


Bill Documents
15 May 2024 - Amendment Paper
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 15 May 2024
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: abuse as defined in sections 1 and 2 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, including but not limited


Bill Documents
15 May 2024 - Bill proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 15 May 2024 at Report Stage
Criminal Justice Bill 2023-24

Found: (2) In subsection (5A) after “In a householder case” insert “or a domestic abuse case”.


Select Committee
Rape Crisis England and Wales
PRE0039 - The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999

Written Evidence May. 14 2024

Inquiry: The use of pre-recorded cross-examination under Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Justice Committee (Department: Ministry of Justice)

Found: Our position on the u se of s28 by sexual violence and abuse (SVA) victim -survivors B.