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HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)Given that this is a landmark piece of legislation, I am sure that many Members present share my concern about the fact that we are failing to ratify the Istanbul convention with…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Ninth sitting)I am sure that the hon. Lady will greet the fact that this amendment would align English and Welsh legislation with safeguarding procedure in Wales, which presently acknowledges…16 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)I too very much welcome the drive behind the clause. The hon. Member for Hove expressed so well the sense that victims have been grist to the mill in the past and this measure…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)To return to my concern about the lack of communication between jurisdictions, on spent convictions we are going quite a long way down the road as to what communication is…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)It is exactly on that point that I want to talk about special measures. I hope that it is acceptable to the Chair for me to mention some matters on clause 59 as well, because…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)Thank you, Ms Buck. I will wait until the appropriate time.11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Eighth sitting)To summarise considerably, I am sure that the Minister is aware that the Civil Justice Council returned earlier this year with the civil procedure rule committee. One of its…11 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fifth sitting)They are different in different ways. There is immense pressure in terms of population, but the rural experience is that there might well be a desired staffing level on the police…10 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fifth sitting)A point that has been raised with me is that training in domestic abuse for junior police officers is often much more thorough than that which their senior officers have…10 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fifth sitting)Very briefly, I want to take the opportunity to describe the rural experience.10 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I appreciate the Minister’s response. I am slightly concerned about the fact that she talked about one man with a number of relationships with different people, and then a…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 2, page 2, line 24, at end insert— “(h) they live, or at the time of the abuse lived, in the same household.” This amendment would ensure…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 28, in clause 11, page 7, line 7, at end insert “in England; (aa) at least one person appearing to the Commissioner to represent the interests of victims…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)Part of me feels that I may be a little bit boring in this Committee, because I have a duty to say, “Look at what has been done in Wales and look at the responsibilities that lie…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)I wonder to what extent the Minister has considered the Rights of Children and Young Persons (Wales) Measure 2011, and the fact that when we are dealing with children we are at…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)I refer to my own experience when I was a councillor responsible for local education. I remember—this varies between local authorities—how effective it was that looked-after…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)Will the Minister consider the risk of being open to the accusation that victims in Wales therefore have no voice with the domestic abuse commissioner?09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)Without mentioning them, there are certain communities in my constituency where private landlords are very inclined to take people in from public service sources in England, and…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)Indeed. The experience of rurality will be common across other nations of the United Kingdom, but overlying that is the fact that we have a separate legislature in Wales that is…09 Jun 2020HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Fourth sitting)I will withdraw the amendment for now, but I will hope to raise this further with the Minister in future. I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave,…09 Jun 2020