Moved by
Baroness Gale
173: After Clause 72, insert the following new Clause—
“Duty of the Secretary of State to take account of matters relating to gender
It is a duty of the Secretary of State in performing functions under this Act to take account of the evidence that domestic abuse affects women disproportionately and is a subset of violence against women and girls.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This new Clause establishes the gendered nature of domestic abuse in statute.