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date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of the Defamation Act 2013 on victims of domestic abuse and coercive control.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	92371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2022 answer text <p>A Post-Legislative Memorandum reviewing the impact of the Defamation Act 2013 was published in October 2019. The broad conclusion is that the Act ensures the right balance in law is achieved; that free speech is not unjustifiably impeded by actual or threatened libel proceedings, while ensuring that people who have been libelled are able to protect their reputation.</p><p>The fear of being threatened with libel should never stop anyone from reporting abuse.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 25/11/2022 14:24:37 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum

1544217

registered interest
date	21/11/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to stop perpetrators of domestic abuse misusing the court system to maintain control over former or current partners.
tabling member constituency	Poplar and Limehouse
tabling member printed	Apsana Begum
uin	92372
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2022 answer text <p>Protecting victims of domestic abuse remains a priority for this Government. A range of protective orders can already be made in the family court, including non-molestation and occupation orders.</p><p>The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 strengthened the law on section 91(14) orders (‘barring orders’) making it clearer that these orders are available to the family court to protect parents and children where further proceedings would risk causing them harm, particularly where further proceedings could be a form of continuing domestic abuse. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 also prohibits alleged perpetrators of abuse from directly cross-examining their victims in person in family and civil courts in England and Wales. The Act further provides that victims of domestic abuse will be automatically eligible for special measures in all courts.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 29/11/2022 15:13:40 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
tabling member	4790 label Biography information for Apsana Begum