The Local Government Association called for a raft of measures to accompany the legislation ahead of it receiving its second reading scheduled this afternoon.
It came two weeks after the Supreme Court ruling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful, restoring the bill to the Commons agenda after it was temporarily dropped.
The draft legislation, first published in January and given its first reading in July, is intended to tackle rises over the past decade, in domestic abuse reports, referrals to children's social care services and in requests for refuge placements.
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