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Scotland's new Domestic Abuse Bill is published
Posted on March 22 2017 at 16:52
The Scottish Women’s Rights Centre welcomes the launch of Scotland’s new
Domestic Abuse Bill.
At the moment, there is a significant gap between criminal justice responses to
and the evidence and experience of women who are subject to domestic abuse.
Without legislation that encompasses and criminalises the broad range of
abusive tactics perpetrators use against victims, including psychological,
emotional, financial, sexual and physical abuse, women are too often left
vulnerable, unsupported by the legal framework and unable to access justice.
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