Extract from second reading debate (Lords) of the Domestic Abuse Bill - Jan 5
Wednesday, 6 January 2021 08:39
The Earl of Lytton (CB) [V]:...Relationship education in schools on
what constitutes normal, healthy behaviour seems to me hugely
beneficial in reducing adverse child experiences. Domestic abuse
needs to be more visible, with better early-warning triggers. Calls
for more resources are numerous and expected, but if we do not
manage these resources effectively and imaginatively, then, despite
the Bill, we may simply respond to the symptoms when violence is
already evident, acting in haste, with...Request free trial
(CB) [V]:...Relationship
education in schools on what constitutes normal, healthy
behaviour seems to me hugely beneficial in reducing adverse child
experiences. Domestic abuse needs to be more visible, with better
early-warning triggers. Calls for more resources are numerous and
expected, but if we do not manage these resources effectively and
imaginatively, then, despite the Bill, we may simply respond to the
symptoms when violence is already evident, acting in haste, with
snap decisions made about perpetrator and victim on a victim-first
basis, but which in other circumstances might warrant a more
nuanced approach. The basic malaise will therefore likely persist,
if we are not careful. The Magistrates’ Association is concerned at
the imposition of prevention orders with criminal consequences,
possibly without either evidence or finding of guilt. I ask the
Minister to comment on that...
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