The party's manifesto for next month's general election, launched by party leader Theresa May today, states that moves to boost help for victims of domestic abuse will be among a number of child-focused policies, if it triumphs at the polls. It also includes a pledge to review support for children in care, and boost childcare provision.
The manifesto sets out proposals for a Conservative government to bring forward a Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill to consolidate all civil and criminal prevention and protection orders and create "a new aggravated offence if behaviour is directed at a child".
The bill will also create a statutory definition of domestic violence and abuse and establish a domestic violence and abuse commissioner to stand up for victims and survivors, monitor the response to domestic violence and abuse and hold the police and the criminal justice system to account.
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