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  Domestic Abuse Bill - Clause 2 - Definition of âPersonally Connectedâ
  
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  @ MP voted aye to exclude abuse of a disabled person by their carer from the definition of Domestic Abuse. 
  @ MP voted no not to exclude abuse of a disabled person by their carer from the definition of Domestic Abuse. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted to exclude abuse of a disabled person by their carer from the definition of Domestic Abuse. 
  
  MPs were considering the Domestic Abuse Bill.[1][2]
  
  
  The motion supported by a majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 1.
  
  Lords amendment 1[3] stated:
  
  :Page 2, line 27, at end insertâ
  :â( ) A is a carer for B who is a disabled person.â
  
  The rejected amendment would have impacted clause 2 of the Bill[4] titled ''Definition of âpersonally connectedâ'' and would have added an additional item to the list of criteria under which people were considered "personally connected".  
  
  The Bill's definition of domestic abuse required it to be between "personally connected" individuals.  
  
  The definition impacted eligibility for protection via new orders, the Domestic Abuse Protection Notice (âDAPNâ) and Domestic Abuse Protection Order (âDAPO"), for a right to support from local councils, and eligibility for special measures, including a not being cross-examined by the accused, in the criminal courts. 
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-21/domesticabuse.html Parliament's webpage on the Domestic Abuse Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0096/en/20096en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Domestic Abuse Bill as introduced in the House of Commons on 3 March 2020], Parliament.uk
  * [3] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0281/200281.pdf Lords amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill], Parliament.uk
  * [4] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-01/124/5801124_en_1.html Clause 2 of the version of the Domestic Abuse Bill to which the amendment relates], Parliament.uk
  * [5] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0281/en/200281en.pdf Explanatory notes to the Lords amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 7 July 2020, notes dated 25 March 2021], Parliament.uk
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