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Baroness Thornton's amendment, After Clause 15

Victims and Prisoners Act 2024

Committee stage

Amendment number: 80

Lead member

Baroness Thornton
Labour, Life peer
Lords

Decision

Not moved
The amendment was not moved. The House was not invited to take a decision on it (though it may have been debated with other amendments).

Amendment text

After Clause 15

insert the following new Clause—
“Access to services for victims of domestic abuse 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 2021.
“victim” has the meaning given by section 1 of this Act.”

Member's explanatory statement

The amendment seeks to 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

Baroness Lister of Burtersett
Labour
Life peer
The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
Bishops
Bishops
Lord German
Liberal Democrat
Life peer