Recommendations for Legislative Amendments: Domestic Violence Bill 2017

Published: Thursday, March 02, 2017

NWCI welcomes the new measures to be introduced in the Domestic Violence Bill 2017, and the fact that Ireland is moving towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention. NWCI welcome in particular the enhanced protection of and support for victims when they are going to court, the removal of the barrier of property ownership when applying for interim barring orders and the recognition of the new reality of online abuse. We also welcome and strongly support the Tánaiste’s stated intention to bring forward amendments to the Bill at Committee Stage to extend access to safety and protection orders to those in intimate and committed relationships, who are not cohabiting. This submission contains our recommended legislative amendments to the Bill that we and our members wish to see adopted in order to strengthen the Bill and provide further protection for victims, predominantly women.

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