The Bill, which will apply in England and Wales, today (29 April) received Royal Assent, meaning it will become law, after Lords backed down in a row over the monitoring of stalkers and abusers.
Here CYP Now identifies key measures in the Bill affecting children and young people alongside the sector’s reaction to the new legislation. The Domestic Abuse Bill:
Will see children who live in a home where domestic abuse takes place recognised as victims in their own right rather than witnesses for the first time. The Bill will recognise a child who sees or hears, or experiences the effects of, domestic abuse and is related to the person being abused or the perpetrator is also to be regarded as a victim of domestic abuse.
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