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Southall Black Sisters: “The Domestic Abuse Bill must protect migrant women”
TODAY THE House of Lords, the Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Reverend Rachel Treweek, with support from peers across the political spectrum, will table vital amendments to the Domestic Abuse Bill to protect migrant women.
While the Bill has been welcomed as a ‘once-in-a-generation’ opportunity to address domestic abuse, some of the most marginalised women are excluded from the proposed measures.
These women are at high risk of domestic abuse. Their lack of immigration status and the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) rule makes them even more vulnerable.
Survivors driven to offend and migrants need protection, says Bishop Treweek PA
A file photo from 2017 of Claire Throssell, whose children were killed by her abusive ex-husband in 2014, and who was awarded an MBE for services to Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse in the New Year s Honours list 2021
A file photo from 2017 of Claire Throssell, whose children were killed by her abusive ex-husband in 2014, and who was awarded an MBE for services to Children Experiencing Domestic Abuse in the New Year s Honours list 2021
DOMESTIC-ABUSElaw needs to protect survivors who are “driven to offend”, the Bishop of Gloucester, the Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, has said.