On 15th 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 Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Leeds, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Newcastle, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Meacher, to insert the new clause Victims of domestic abuse: data-sharing for immigration purposes into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 321 / Not Content: 262
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Carlisle, the Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Leeds, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Newcastle, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Newcastle, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by the Lord Bishop of Gloucester to insert the new clause Victims of domestic abuse: leave to remain and the destitution domestic violence concession (DDVC) into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 318 / Not Content 269
The Bishop of Derby, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Bishop of Lincoln, the Bishop of London, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Newcastle, the Bishop of Southwark, the Bishop of St Albans, the Bishop of Winchester, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Gloucester and the Bishop of London took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to insert the new clause Monitoring of serial and serious harm domestic abuse and stalking perpetrators under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 327 / Not Content: 232
The Bishop of Gloucester and the Bishop of London voted Content.
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