Domestic Abuse Bill

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 154 in my name. I thank the noble Baronesses, Lady Wilcox and...

My Lords, it is an absolute pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, who has such kno...

My Lords, I add my voice to those of noble Lords who have welcomed this Bill. I thank the Ministe...

My Lords, I am pleased to support the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, on Amendment 154. I do not wa...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to offer the strong support of the Green group for, and to speak in fa...

My Lords, I wish to support in particular Amendment 154 in the names of the noble Baronesses, Lad...

My Lords, I refer to my interests on the register. I support Amendments 55, 56 and 154. My main c...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lady Hamwee has explained, our Amendments 55 and 56 in this group ar...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baronesses, Lady Hamwee and Lady Meacher, for setting out th...

My Lords, I do not think this is going to be the end of our discussion regarding victims whose im...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 57. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

57: Clause 21, page 13, line 21, leave out from “any” to end...

My Lords, we have Amendment 57 in this group—or clutch—of amendments, pushing what I hope is an o...

My Lords, Amendments 58, 59, 60, 74, 76, 77 and 79 are tabled in my name and that of my noble fri...

My Lords, I was very glad to add my name to my noble friend’s amendments on the workplace. I am g...

My Lords, I agree entirely with the points made by my noble friends Lord Kennedy of Southwark and...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, particularly on this sub...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie of Downpatrick, who spoke wit...

My Lords, I support the amendments in this group, particularly Amendments 57, 58, 59 and 60, that...

My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Featherstone, on a powerful speech in which she...

My Lords, I speak in support of the group of amendments in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Kenne...

My Lords, Clause 21 sets out what provisions can be made in a domestic abuse protection notice. C...

My Lords, the provisions in Clause 33 provide that a domestic abuse protection order—DAPO—may imp...

My Lords, I make it clear, if it was not already, that of course we welcome Amendment 75. I thoug...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 61. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

61: Clause 22, page 13, line 37, at end insert “and its prov...

My Lords, we have Amendments 61, 65, 66, 67 and 70 in this group and support Amendment 63, in the...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 63 which, as the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, said, would ens...

My Lords, for reasons of brevity and clarity, I will refer to person to whom a domestic abuse pro...

My Lords, these probing amendments relate to the operation of domestic abuse protection notices. ...

My Lords, these are indeed probing amendments. With our amendment to Clause 24, by using the term...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 64. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Baroness Hamwee

64: Clause 23, page 14, line 23, leave out from “given” to t...

My Lords, we have Amendments 64, 68 and 69. Clause 26 takes us fully into the area of protection ...

My Lords, I support Amendment 68. This is really a very short point; it is a question of flexibil...

My Lords, as my noble friend Lady Hamwee said, Clause 26(3) states that if a domestic abuse prote...

As the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, and the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, explained, these probing am...

My Lords, the amendment has been described as probing, which it was in the sense of my wanting to...

My Lords, we now come to the group beginning with Amendment 71. I remind noble Lords that anyone ...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

71: Clause 32, page 20, line 21, leave out “just ...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 71, 72 and 73. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Anderson, for pu...

My Lords, I welcome the introduction of DAPOs but believe that, in certain respects, clearer rule...

My Lords, I support all the amendments in this group; I put my name to the ones that I thought we...

My Lords, we are doing very well this afternoon so I will try not to delay your Lordships’ House ...

My Lords, we support the approach of the amendments. As has been said, they are to be taken serio...

My Lords, it is a privilege to take part briefly in a debate led by the noble Lords, Lord Ponsonb...

My Lords, Amendment 71, in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede, supported by t...

My Lords, in response to that last comment, it is almost impossible for me not to rise to the occ...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Paddick.

My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for his application, but I have to confess to being sligh...

My Lords, there will be correlations and differences between various orders in this context. I ca...

My Lords, I will start with the point that the noble Lord, Lord Paddick, has just made about the ...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

75: Clause 33, page 20, line 39, at end insert...

Moved by

Baroness Williams of Trafford

78: Clause 34, page 21, line 12, leave out fro...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 80. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede

80: Clause 34, page 21, line 21, at end insert “a...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 80, 81 and 82. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Anderson of Ips...

I support these amendments, which are supported by the Magistrates’ Association, because it is ve...

My Lords, I have put my name to Amendments 81, 83 and 84. I addressed Amendment 81 when speaking ...

My Lords, we are happy again to be working alongside the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby. We have Amend...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for the second time today. ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Cormack. I will make a rare comment for...

My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, partic...

My Lords, I apologise to the Committee for the length of my speech; there are too many issues to ...

My Lords, I thank noble Lords who have spoken to these amendments. Perhaps I may be forgiven for ...

I have had a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee.

The Minister’s reply will obviously take some reading, which we will do. As regards the point on ...

My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Hamwee, for explaining the contempt of c...

My Lords, this has been a very wide-ranging debate with a lot of legal detail. I will respond to ...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 89. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to...

Moved by

Lord Rosser

89: Clause 55, page 35, line 15, leave out paragraphs (a) to (c)...

We strongly welcome the duty placed on local authorities in the Bill to support victims of domest...

My Lords, I shall speak in support of Amendments 89, 93, 102, 106, 107 and 108. It is a great ple...

My Lords, I added my name to Amendment 89 to indicate broad, cross-party support for this group, ...

My Lords, I will speak in support of the amendments in this group and specifically Amendment 89 t...

My Lords, I welcome these amendments and support very much what has been said by other noble Lord...

My Lords, I support this amendment in the names of my noble friend Lord Rosser and the noble Lord...

The noble Lord, Lord Naseby, has withdrawn, so I call the next speaker, the noble Baroness, Lady ...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords, Lord Rosser and Lord Young, my noble friend Lord Woolley and t...

The noble Lord, Lord Randall of Uxbridge, has withdrawn so I call the noble Baroness, Lady Bennet...

My Lords, I declare my position as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I offer ...

The noble Lord, Lord Cormack, has withdrawn, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath.<...

My Lords, I do not want to go over ground that has already been expressed by so many noble Lords ...

My Lords, this is a very good Bill, as I said earlier, and it is excellent to include the referen...

The next speaker is the noble Lord, Lord Rooker. We do not seem to have the noble Lord, Lord Rook...

My Lords, this has been a thorough and wide-ranging debate. I support all the amendments under co...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Rosser, for setting out the purpose of these amen...

I have received a request to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Lucas.

My Lords, I should be very grateful if the Minister would provide details of the information that...

I am happy to provide my noble friend with that information.

First, I thank the Minister for her very full reply. I also thank all noble Lords who contributed...

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 90. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Lord Ramsbotham

90: Clause 55, page 35, line 18, after “area” insert “, ensu...

My Lords, in begging leave to move Amendment 90—which I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord ...

My Lords, following the helpful debate on the associated amendments last Wednesday, it is quite u...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow my noble friends Lord Ramsbotham and Lady Andrews. In a respon...

My Lords, this is a small amendment but nevertheless it is definitely a point worth making. I was...

My Lords, as the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham, said, this short but important debate follows on fr...

I have received no requests to speak after the Minister, so I call the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotha...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for that response and all noble Lords who spoke to this amendment....

We now come to the group consisting of Amendment 91. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing to ...

Moved by

Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

91: Clause 55, page 35, line 19, at end insert—<...

My Lords, this amendment concerns the protection of children and the importance of child contact ...

My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay. Her introduction covered al...

My Lords, I am delighted to follow the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, and pay tribute to his wealth o...

My Lords, I too was delighted to add my name to this amendment. The noble Baroness, Lady Finlay, ...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Finlay of Llandaff, for introducing this amen...

I have received two requests to speak after the Minister, from the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of ...

My Lords, I did not put my name down to speak to this amendment because this is not something I k...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb. It was not my intention...

My Lords, the Minister has invited comments about potential systemic problems. I draw his attenti...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Ponsonby, for that point. As I said in my respons...

I am most grateful to the Minister for his response, and for saying that he will meet me and, I h...

We now come to the group beginning with Amendment 101. I remind noble Lords that anyone wishing t...

Moved by

Baroness Burt of Solihull

101: After Clause 55, insert the following new Cla...

My Lords, Amendment 101 is the first in a group of amendments concerned with ensuring that local ...

My Lords, I am very happy to have put my name to this amendment. I support entirely what the nobl...

My Lords, I was pleased to add my name to Amendment 101, which in some ways follows on from my gr...

My Lords, I rise to speak to Amendments 176 and 177, in my name, and I thank the right reverend P...

My Lords, I add my voice to those who have already welcomed this Bill and thank the Minister for ...

My Lords, Amendment 176, to which my name is attached, inserts a new clause that requires local a...

My Lords, I shall speak to Amendments 176 and 177, to which I was pleased to add my name. My thre...

It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Russell. I speak to Amendment 176 and congratulat...

My Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to speak in support of this group of amendments, in p...

My Lords, I am glad to follow the noble Lord, Lord Dodds, and to endorse what he has said about t...

My Lords, it may be late in the evening but the passion and energy in the speeches we have heard ...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 176 and 177 in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Polak, Lor...

My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Baronesses, Lady Benjamin and Lady Bertin. ...

I will speak in support of Amendments 101, 176 and 177 to this absolutely excellent Bill, which i...

My Lords, I support all these amendments, which are very sensible and practical. I will take them...

My Lords, I too will speak to Amendment 176. I am sorry, but I would also like to make a couple o...

My Lords, I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. I am ple...

My Lords, many important points have been made in this debate. In particular, I hope my remarks o...

The noble Baroness, Lady Burt, my noble friend Lord Polak, and all noble Lords who have spoken in...

I have received requests to speak after the Minister from the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heat...

My Lords, I have listened very carefully to the Minister’s response, particularly on Amendment 17...

My Lords, the Part 4 duty in the Bill does not preclude the provision of community-based services...

My Lords, the Minister gave the arguments that were given when the Social Fund was replaced by lo...

The noble Baroness asks a very pertinent question. If those schemes do not exist, how are they go...

I thank all noble Lords for this wide-ranging and well-informed debate. I promise not to detain n...