On 10th March 2021, the House of Lords debated the Domestic Abuse Bill in Report. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Bishop of St Albans took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Findlay of Llandaff, which would:
“( ) ensure all child contact centres and organisations that offer child contact services are accredited in accordance with national standards in relation to safeguarding and preventing domestic abuse as specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State.”
The amendment was agreed. Content: 311 / Not Content: 237
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Bishop of St Albans voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Helic which would:
“require the Secretary of State, in consultation with training bodies, to publish a strategy for providing specialist training on matters relating to domestic abuse for magistrates and judges hearing cases in family proceedings.” Hansard
The amendment was agreed. Content: 286 / Not Content: 252
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws, to insert the new clause Reasonable force in domestic abuse cases into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 298 / Not Content: 241
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws, to insert the new clause Defence for victims of domestic abuse who commit an offence into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 283 / Not Content: 245
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Southwark, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
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