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  Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill - Title
  
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  @ MP voted aye not to require the UK to comply with a European convention aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
  
  @ MP voted no to require the UK to comply with a European convention aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
  
  The majority of MPs voted not to require the UK to comply with a European convention aimed at preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
  
  
  MPs were considering the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill[1].
  
  The amendment supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :Amendment 16, line 1, leave out
  
  :âRequire the United Kingdom to ratifyâ
  
  and insert
  
  :âMake provision in connection with the ratification by the United Kingdom ofâ. 
  
  This amendment changed the title of the Bill from:
  
  :A BILL TO Require the United Kingdom to ratify [https://rm.coe.int/CoERMPublicCommonSearchServices/DisplayDCTMContent?documentId=090000168008482e the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention)]; and for connected purposes. 
  
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  :A BILL TO Make provision in connection with the ratification by the United Kingdom of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention); and for connected purposes. 
  
  The accepted amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory note:
  
  :This amendment is consequential on amendment 7.
  
  Amendment 7 was:
  
  :Clause  2,  page  1,  line  20,  leave out âthe Convention will beâ and insert âthe Secretary of State would expect the Convention to beâ
   		
  Amendment 7 was accompanied by an explanatory statement saying:
  
  :This amendment means the Secretary of State will be required to make a statement detailing when she would expect the Istanbul Convention to be ratified, rather than when it will be so ratified.
   	
  
  Sub-clause 2(3) which would be affected by amendment 7 states[2]:
  
  :When Her Majestyâs Government has determined that the United Kingdom is compliant with the Istanbul Convention, it shall make a statement to each House of Parliamentâ
  
  :(a) of its determination, and
  :(b)the date by which the Convention will be ratified.  
  
  
  
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  * [1] [http://services.parliament.uk/bills/2016-17/preventingandcombatingviolenceagainstwomenanddomesticviolence.html Parliament's webpage on the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Bill]
  * [2] [https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2016-2017/0012/cbill_2016-20170012_en_2.htm#l1g1 The Bill as at the time of the vote]
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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