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HANSARD Civil PartnershipI beg to move, That the draft Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 21 October, be approved. In what has been an…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)I beg to move, That the Committee do not proceed further with the consideration of the Bill. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson, albeit briefly.…31 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Third sitting)I do apologise; I must also thank my wonderful officials, who have worked so hard. I thank them very much indeed.31 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Thank you. Ms Todd, will you explain what Respect does as an organisation, and then help us with the Drive project? I will then ask you about the lessons that can be learned from…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Just a last question. Referring back to the domestic abuse protection orders and notices, but particularly the orders, in the Bill, what are your thoughts on the fact that…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. Will you give us an insight into the work, to add a bit of colour to the picture you paint? For example, I visited the Drive project in Croydon. What sort of cases…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Welcome. We are very interested to understand the impact that domestic abuse can have on older people. Ms McCarron, could you help us understand what action you would like to see…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much, Ms Noden; Ms Briggs, please do not think I am going to leave you out. I am going to get straight to the point. The Committee is considering the definition,…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q Welcome to the Committee. It would perhaps help the Committee if we could hear a little bit about your work in Newcastle, Ms Noden. Sally Noden: In Newcastle, I oversee a…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)I just want to clarify that the latest year for which we have figures on marriage is 2016. Of the around 500,000 people who entered opposite-sex marriages in that year, 179 were…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q This witness was requested by Plaid Cymru, but I will step into the shoes of Ms Saville Roberts and ask a general question. How will you work together with the Domestic Abuse…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q On the point about independence, questions have been asked today about the commissioner reporting to the Home Office. You are appointed by the Home Office, or HMIC is. What are…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q 53 Hello, Ms Billingham. You have inspected the police response to domestic abuse for a number of years. What changes have you seen in that time? Zoe Billingham: Considerable…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Will the introduction of 20,000 police officers over the next three years assist in your investigation of domestic abuse? Louisa Rolfe: Undoubtedly, yes.29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Just to give us an idea of the pressures that domestic abuse in all its forms places on the police, do you have any measure of how many phone calls or reports to the police…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q In terms of the national oversight committee, which you have already mentioned, that is a meeting at national level, chaired by the Home Secretary, with organisations ranging…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q For colleagues who are not familiar with the acronyms of the Home Office and policing, the National Police Chiefs’ Council is the collective of the most senior police officers…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you; that was most helpful. Your current title is designate Domestic Abuse Commissioner, because you will not possess statutory powers until the Bill becomes an Act. To…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (First sitting)Q It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir David. Before I start the questioning, for the sake of completeness, I will say that I used to practise as a criminal…29 Oct 2019HANSARDDomestic Abuse Bill (Second sitting)Q I forgot to say that it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hanson; I apologise for that oversight. Ms Billingham, you just mentioned that there are some areas…29 Oct 2019