PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Domestic Abuse (11 June 2018)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the timetable is for his Department to respond to it's consultation on the draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill; and what the timetable is for further steps to be taken in relation to that Bill.

Asked by:
Dame Angela Eagle (Labour)

Answer

On 8 March we launched a 12 week public consultation on proposals for a landmark domestic abuse Bill and a supporting package of practical action to transform the response to domestic abuse. The consultation closed on 31 May. Over 3,200 responses to the consultation were received. The responses to the consultation are being considered and a draft Bill will be published later this session.


Answered by:
Victoria Atkins (Conservative)
14 June 2018

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