May I join the Minister in doing that? This issue has bedevilled criminal law cases going back to the 1920s and 1930s. The attempt in the past has been to fit appropriate legal protections within the framework of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. It is particularly to be welcomed that we have now moved away from that rather antiquated straitjacket and have something that is fit for purpose. The work the Government and my hon. Friends have done is immeasurably important to legal practitioners, as well as to victims.
Domestic Abuse Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Robert Neill
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 6 July 2020.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Domestic Abuse Bill.
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