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EnactedDomestic Abuse Act 2021

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Proposed amendments

41 amendments across 14 provisions

Clause 1 8

Amendment #72805#72805Not movedAmends text
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at end insert—
“Parental alienation” refers to the situation where A, being one parent of a child, acts in a manner or takes steps, deliberate or otherwise, so as to sever, damage, hinder, delay, harm or otherwise negatively affect the child’s relationship with B, being another parent of the child, thereby negatively impacting the child’s welfare.”
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Baroness Meyer
Amendment #72806#72806WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert—
parental alienation;”
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Baroness Meyer
Amendment #72953#72953WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out paragraph (a) and insert—
B is aged 16 or over and is personally connected to A,”
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Baroness Hamwee
Amendment #72959#72959Not movedAmends text
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Prevention of dissolution of a religious Jewish marriage occurs when one spouse impedes a get being obtained by acting in a manner, to prevent the other spouse obtaining it, which is controlling, coercing or threatening, or abusing the partner by rendering the other spouse unable to remarry or have children in accordance with religious Jewish law.”
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Baroness Altmann
Amendment #72960#72960WithdrawnAmends text
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unreasonable prevention or threat of prevention of dissolution of a religious Jewish marriage via a religious bill of divorce (a “get”);”
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Baroness Altmann
Amendment #87083#87083WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert “, such as a parent’s behaviour deliberately designed to damage the relationship between a child of the parent and the other parent.”
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Baroness Meyer
Amendment #87217#87217Not movedAmends text
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Prevention of dissolution of a religious Jewish marriage occurs when one spouse impedes a get being obtained by acting in a manner, to prevent the other spouse obtaining it, which is controlling, coercing or threatening, or abusing the partner by rendering the other spouse unable to remarry or have children in accordance with religious Jewish law.”
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Baroness Altmann
Amendment #87218#87218WithdrawnAmends text
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unreasonable prevention or threat of prevention of dissolution of a religious Jewish marriage via a religious bill of divorce (a “get”);”
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Baroness Altmann

Clause 2 11

Amendment #72706#72706Not movedAmends text
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““provider of care” means any person (“A”) who provides ongoing emotional, psychological or physical support to another person (“B”) with the aim of enabling B to live independently, whether or not A is paid for this support;”
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Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Amendment #72707#72707Not movedAmends text
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one person is a provider of care to the other.”
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Baroness Wilcox of Newport
Amendment #72781#72781WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert “or if one is the guardian of the other.”
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
Amendment #72784#72784Not movedAmends text
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one is in domestic servitude to the other.”
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
Amendment #72785#72785Not movedAmends text
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they are in a forced marriage, or one person is forcing the other into a forced marriage with another person.”
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
Amendment #72791#72791Not movedAmends text
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they are ordinarily resident in the same household.”
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Lord Randall of Uxbridge
Amendment #72952#72952Not movedAmends text
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Leave out “independently” and insert “in B’s own home”
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Baroness Hamwee
Amendment #74632#74632Not movedAmends text
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one person is an unpaid carer, such as a neighbour, friend or other individual, who performs caring duties for the other who is a disabled person,
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Baroness Grey-Thompson
Amendment #86913#86913AgreedAmends text
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““disabled person” means a person who has a disability within the meaning of section 6 of the Equality Act 2010 (disability);”
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Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Amendment #86914#86914AgreedAmends text
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““carer” means an adult who provides care, whether paid or unpaid;”
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Baroness Campbell of Surbiton
Amendment #86915#86915AgreedAmends text
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A is a carer for B who is a disabled person.”
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Baroness Campbell of Surbiton

Clause 3 3

Amendment #72916#72916WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert “, including babies from conception onwards”
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Baroness Stroud
Amendment #72955#72955WithdrawnAmends text
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at end insert “, or
the person lives in the same household as the child or regularly visits the household.”
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Baroness Butler-Sloss
Amendment #87159#87159WithdrawnAmends text
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after “abuse,” insert “including in utero exposure,”
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Baroness Stroud

Clause 4 2

Amendment #72950#72950Not movedAmends text
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after second “the” insert “Independent”
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Baroness Hamwee
Amendment #72951#72951WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out “appoint” and insert “make a full-time appointment of”
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Baroness Hamwee

Clause 6 2

Amendment #72948#72948Not movedAmends text
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leave out subsection (2) and insert—
The Commissioner may appoint staff.”
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Baroness Hamwee
Amendment #72949#72949Not movedAmends text
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leave out paragraph (a)
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Baroness Hamwee

Clause 7 3

Amendment #72915#72915Not movedAmends text
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at end insert “, including babies in utero, infants and young children aged under two years old”
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Baroness Stroud
Amendment #87157#87157Not movedAmends text
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after “people” insert “and babies in utero”
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Baroness Stroud
Amendment #87158#87158Not movedAmends text
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leave out “children” and insert “all children and babies in utero”
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Baroness Stroud

Clause 8 1

Amendment #87079#87079WithdrawnAmends text
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Within one year of the passing of this Act, the Commissioner must publish a report under this section, which—

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Baroness Lister of Burtersett

Clause 12 1

Amendment #87230#87230WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out “and not more than ten”
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Baroness Hamwee

Clause 15 2

Amendment #87229#87229WithdrawnAmends text
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the Independent Office for Police Conduct;
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Baroness Burt of Solihull
Amendment #87250#87250WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to co-operate: children awaiting NHS treatment

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Baroness Burt of Solihull

Clause 16 3

Amendment #87188#87188AgreedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to send conclusions of domestic homicide review to Commissioner

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Baroness Williams of Trafford
Amendment #87227#87227Not movedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to notify the Secretary of State and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner of all reviews and investigations of deaths where domestic abuse is a factor

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Baroness Burt of Solihull
Amendment #87232#87232WithdrawnNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duties of public authorities in relation to training

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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top

Clause 18 1

Amendment #87187#87187AgreedNew clause / schedule
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Insert the following new Clause—
“Duty to report on domestic abuse services in England

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Baroness Williams of Trafford

Clause 37 1

Amendment #87231#87231WithdrawnAmends text
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leave out “without reasonable excuse the person fails” and insert “the court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that the person has without reasonable excuse failed”
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Lord Paddick

Clause 55 2

Amendment #87186#87186AgreedAmends text
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leave out “domestic abuse” and insert “accommodation-based”
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
Amendment #87219#87219AgreedAmends text
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at end insert—
ensure all child contact centres and organisations that offer child contact services are accredited in accordance with national standards in relation to safeguarding and preventing domestic abuse as specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.”
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Baroness Finlay of Llandaff

Clause 85 1

Amendment #87343#87343AgreedAmends text
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leave out “this Act” and insert “the Domestic Abuse Act 2021”
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Baroness Royall of Blaisdon