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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Domestic Abuse

Wednesday 22 July 2020 · 1 question

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Key points

  • Government protects rights of victims through measures outside the Domestic Abuse Bill
  • Government launching a pilot project this year to understand needs of migrant women
  • Pilot project aims to measure the need of migrant women with no recourse to public funds

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Janet Daby Lab Rotherham
Immigration Women & Equalities
Context

The Domestic Abuse Bill lacks measures to protect migrant women and girls, raising concerns about compliance with the Istanbul convention.

Question

How do the Government intend to protect vulnerable women regardless of their ethnicity, sexual orientation or immigration status if they continue to fail to ratify the convention?

Answer from Victoria Atkins (The Minister for Crime, Policing and Criminal Justice)

We already protect the rights of victims through various measures outside the Domestic Abuse Bill. The Government is launching a pilot project this year to understand and measure the need of migrant women who have no recourse to public funds.

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