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Sarah Champion's amendment

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

Report stage

Amendment number: NC8

Lead member

Sarah Champion
Labour, Rotherham
Commons

Decision

Not called
The amendment was debated as part of a group of amendments, but not put to a vote.

Amendment text

To move the following Clause—
“Access to services for victims with no recourse to public funds
(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other enactment, a victim of domestic abuse who—
(a) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom which is subject to a condition that they do not have recourse to public funds,
(b) requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom but does not have it,
(c) has leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom given as a result of a maintenance undertaking,
is entitled to be provided with services in accordance with the victims’ code.
(2) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision that is consequential on this section.
(3) For the purposes of this section—
“domestic abuse” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2020;
“victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of this Act.”

Member's explanatory statement

This new clause would ensure that victims of domestic abuse who do not have recourse to public funds are still entitled to be provided with services in accordance with the victims’ code.

Sponsors

Rachael Maskell
Labour
York Central
Mr Virendra Sharma
Labour
Ealing, Southall
Apsana Begum
Labour
Poplar and Limehouse
Rosie Duffield
Labour
Canterbury
Caroline Lucas
Green Party
Brighton, Pavilion
Jess Phillips
Labour
Birmingham, Yardley
Christina Rees
Independent
Neath
Liz Saville Roberts
Plaid Cymru
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