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  Domestic Abuse Bill - New Clause 23 - Commissioning Specialist Domestic Abuse Services for Victims and Perpetrators of Domestic Abuse
  
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  @ MP voted aye to require specialist support and services for all persons affected by domestic abuse.
  @ MP voted no not to require specialist support and services for all persons affected by domestic abuse.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require specialist support and services for all persons affected by domestic abuse.
  
  MPs were considering the Domestic Abuse Bill.[1]
  
  The proposed new clause rejected in this vote was titled: ''Commissioning specialist domestic abuse services for victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse'' and began:
  
  :(1) It is the duty of relevant public authorities in England and non-devolved relevant public authorities in Wales in the exercise of their functions to commission sufficient specialist services for all persons affected by domestic abuse regardless of status.
  
  :(2) To ensure compliance with the duty under subsection (1) public authorities mustâ
  
  :(a) regularly assess population and support needs changes in their area;
  
  :(b) take account of any strategy to end violence against women and girls adopted by a Minister of the Crown; and
  
  :(c) co-operate to discharge the duty.
  
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  The rejected new clause was accompanied by the following statement from the proposer of the new clause:
  
  :This new clause would establish a statutory duty on relevant public authorities to commission specialist support and services to all persons affected by domestic abuse. This includes refuge and community-based services; specialist services for groups with protected characteristics; services for children and young people; services for perpetrators.
  
  
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2019-21/domesticabuse.htmlParliament's webpage on the Domestic Abuse Bill, Parliament.uk]
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