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1651620

registered interest
date	10/07/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to publish the Support for Migrant Victims Scheme evaluation's final report.
tabling member constituency	St Albans
tabling member printed	Daisy Cooper
uin	193208
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2023 answer text <p>The Support for Migrant Victims Scheme pilot ran for 12 months from April 2021 to March 2022, during which time 425 victims were supported. The pilot and independent evaluation by Behavioural Insights Ltd aimed to ensure that we built a robust evidence base to inform any future policy decisions.</p><p>The Home Office is considering the findings of the Support for Migrant Victims Scheme pilot evaluation and will communicate next steps in due course.</p><p>Funding has been extended for the scheme until March 2025 with up to £1.4 million allocated in financial years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025, ensuring we maintain support for migrant victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 17/07/2023 16:17:31 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4769 label Biography information for Daisy Cooper

1628594

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of support available for migrant victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	185692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. Information on support for victims, including guidance on the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC), can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help" target="_blank">Domestic abuse: how to get help</a> page on GOV.UK. Further advice and support can be accessed through Government’s ‘<a href="https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/get-support" target="_blank">Enough’ Campaign</a>.</p><p>The DDVC allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse is made and considered. The DDVC has operated since 2012 and is widely known throughout the specialist domestic abuse sector.</p><p>We recently announced that we are providing a further £1.4 million in 2023/ 24 to continue to fund the Support for Migrants Victim scheme, ensuring we maintain support for migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of their immigration status. This support includes accommodation, subsistence, legal advice and counselling.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 185693 185694 185695 question first answered 22/05/2023 11:06:28 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1628595

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when her Department plans to publish its response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's second report into migrant survivors Safety before status: the solutions published in December 2022.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	185693
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. Information on support for victims, including guidance on the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC), can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help" target="_blank">Domestic abuse: how to get help</a> page on GOV.UK. Further advice and support can be accessed through Government’s ‘<a href="https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/get-support" target="_blank">Enough’ Campaign</a>.</p><p>The DDVC allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse is made and considered. The DDVC has operated since 2012 and is widely known throughout the specialist domestic abuse sector.</p><p>We recently announced that we are providing a further £1.4 million in 2023/ 24 to continue to fund the Support for Migrants Victim scheme, ensuring we maintain support for migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of their immigration status. This support includes accommodation, subsistence, legal advice and counselling.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 185692 185694 185695 question first answered 22/05/2023 11:06:28 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1628596

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that migrant victims of domestic abuse are aware of the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession whilst their DVILR application is considered.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	185694
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. Information on support for victims, including guidance on the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC), can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help" target="_blank">Domestic abuse: how to get help</a> page on GOV.UK. Further advice and support can be accessed through Government’s ‘<a href="https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/get-support" target="_blank">Enough’ Campaign</a>.</p><p>The DDVC allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse is made and considered. The DDVC has operated since 2012 and is widely known throughout the specialist domestic abuse sector.</p><p>We recently announced that we are providing a further £1.4 million in 2023/ 24 to continue to fund the Support for Migrants Victim scheme, ensuring we maintain support for migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of their immigration status. This support includes accommodation, subsistence, legal advice and counselling.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 185692 185693 185695 question first answered 22/05/2023 11:06:28 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1628597

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support migrant victims of domestic abuse in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	185695
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. Information on support for victims, including guidance on the Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC), can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help" target="_blank">Domestic abuse: how to get help</a> page on GOV.UK. Further advice and support can be accessed through Government’s ‘<a href="https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/get-support" target="_blank">Enough’ Campaign</a>.</p><p>The DDVC allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse is made and considered. The DDVC has operated since 2012 and is widely known throughout the specialist domestic abuse sector.</p><p>We recently announced that we are providing a further £1.4 million in 2023/ 24 to continue to fund the Support for Migrants Victim scheme, ensuring we maintain support for migrant victims of domestic abuse regardless of their immigration status. This support includes accommodation, subsistence, legal advice and counselling.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines grouped question UIN 185692 185693 185694 question first answered 22/05/2023 11:06:28 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1628598

registered interest
date	17/05/2023
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent steps she has taken to support victims of domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	185696
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a government priority. It is unacceptable and preventable, an issue which blights the lives of millions. In March 2022 the Government published the ambitious Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan which invests over £230 million of cross-Government funding into tackling this heinous crime including over £140 million for supporting victims of which £47 million will be ringfenced for community-based services to support victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence.</p><p> </p><p>In March 2023, the Government announced that it was partnering with Women’s Aid Federation to trial a £300,000 ‘flexible fund’ in England and Wales in 2023/4. Payments to victims in Wales will be facilitated by Welsh Women’s Aid. Launched on 10 May, the ‘flexible fund’ will make direct cash payments of £250 to victims and survivors (£500 to those with children and/or are pregnant) to help remove barriers to leaving an abusive relationship.</p><p> </p><p>Controlling or coercive behaviour does not stop at the point of separation. Indeed, it can persist and often increase as the perpetrator seeks to retain control over the victim. The Domestic Abuse Act amended the definition of ‘personally connected’ which removed the ‘living together’ requirement for the controlling or coercive behaviour offence. On 5 April 2023, the Government extended the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship to remove the co-habitation requirement (section 68). Updated guidance on controlling and coercive behaviour has also been published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 22/05/2023 11:07:56 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1551706

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted status under the Destitute Domestic Violence concession in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
tabling member constituency	North Down
tabling member printed	Stephen Farry
uin	110869
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2022 answer text <p>The requested information relating to this specific group of applicants is not available as grants of status under the Destitute Domestic Violence concession are not identified separately in published statistics.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/12/2022 13:59:16 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4856 label Biography information for Stephen Farry

1551906

registered interest
date	14/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, (1) to extend the destitution domestic violence concession (DDVC) to six months, and (2) to widen the eligibility to all migrant survivors of domestic abuse.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL4288
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/01/2023 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government. Information on support for victims can be found on the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/domestic-abuse-how-to-get-help" target="_blank">Domestic abuse: how to get help</a> page on GOV.UK, or through Government’s 'Enough' campaign.</p><p>Those on a student or visitor visa who become subject to domestic abuse whilst residing in England, can also seek support from the Support for Migrant Victims (SMV) scheme. The SMV scheme was launched as a 12-month pilot in March 2021, run by Southall Black Sisters and their delivery partners, and supported with £1.5 million of Government funding. It provides support and wraparound services to migrant victims of domestic abuse. This support includes: accommodation, subsistence, legal advice and counselling.</p><p>Local authorities may also provide basic safety net support to migrant victims if a genuine care need is established that does not arise solely from destitution. Examples can include, where there are community care needs, migrants with serious health problems or family cases where the wellbeing of a child is in question.</p><p>Evidence from the independent evaluation of the SMV pilot, to be produced in a final report in early 2023, will inform future policy decisions surrounding our support for migrant victims of domestic abuse. Whilst we consider the evaluation findings and the lessons learned for future policy decisions, we will provide £1.4 million in 2022-23 to continue to fund support for all migrant victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL4287 question first answered 03/01/2023 12:21:37 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom attachment 1 file name domestic-abuse-how-get-helpv6-easy-read.pdf title Domestic abuse: how to get help
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1550019

registered interest
date	08/12/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he plans to take steps to review the No Recourse to Public Funds condition for migrants who have suffered from domestic abuse.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	106497
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2022 answer text <p>Tackling domestic abuse is a key priority for this Government and we are committed to supporting all victims. Anyone who has suffered domestic abuse should be treated as a victim first and foremost, regardless of their immigration status.</p><p>The Destitute Domestic Violence Concession (DDVC) already allows for eligible migrant victims to apply for the lifting of the no recourse to public funds condition (NRPF) associated with their leave, enabling the victim to access welfare benefits while their application for indefinite leave to remain as a victim of domestic abuse (DVILR) is made and considered.</p><p>To be eligible for DVILR an individual’s last grant of leave must have been on a spouse, civil partner, unmarried partner or same sex partner visa in a relationship with a British citizen or settled person. Other cohorts, such as those with refugee leave or the partners of those with pre-settled status via the EU Settlement Scheme, are also eligible to apply for DVILR. Migrant victims of domestic abuse who are subsequently granted DVILR are not subject to NRPF.</p><p>In March 2021 we launched the Support for Migrant Victims Scheme. This pilot, run by Southall Black Sisters and their delivery partners and supported with £1.5 million of Government funding, has provided wraparound support services for all migrant victims of domestic abuse with NRPF.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 16/12/2022 13:51:10 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1469189

registered interest
date	09/06/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Migrants: Domestic Abuse
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the letter from the IC Change coalition to the Home Secretary on 30 May, which invites them to ratify the Istanbul Convention without reservations and without waiting for the findings of the Support for Migrant Victims pilot scheme evaluation.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL813
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2022 answer text <p>The UK signed the Istanbul Convention in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and the Government has been working hard to ratify the Istanbul Convention as soon as we possibly can.</p><p> </p><p>On 17 May, the Home Secretary made a Written Ministerial Statement to Parliament confirming that the UK will commence the ratification process for the Istanbul Convention and that we will be applying two reservations, including one on Article 59 which relates to support for migrant victims of domestic abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The last annual progress report on ratification of the Convention confirmed that the UK’s position on Article 59 is “under review” pending the results and evaluation of the Support for Migrant Victims (SMV) scheme. This £1.5 million scheme was set up to address evidence gaps regarding which cohorts of migrant victims are likely to be most in need of support, the numbers involved and how well existing arrangements may address their needs. The evaluation will conclude this summer, which will enable the Government to take evidence-based decisions on how best to protect these victims in the long term, and we will then consider what, if any, policy changes should be made. Therefore, we decided to apply a reservation on Article 59, which nine other countries have also done, to enable the UK to ratify as soon as possible. This decision is wholly without prejudice to the conclusions relating to Article 59 and corresponding policy decisions reached in the light of the evaluation of the SMV scheme, at which point we would be able either to maintain the reservation or to withdraw it under Article 78(4) of the Convention. We will do this as soon as possible, but I cannot provide a timescale.</p><p>We will reply in due course to the letter from the IC Change coalition. As the role of the Group of experts on action against violence against women and domestic violence is to monitor the implementation of the Convention by those parties which have ratified it, rather than to assess the terms under which a party decides to ratify the Convention, the Government has not discussed the reservation on Article 59 with them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford grouped question UIN HL814 HL815 question first answered 23/06/2022 16:07:31 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic