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1315927

registered interest
date	18/05/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Gale
uin	HL347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK signed the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (Istanbul Convention) in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG), and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The most recent report was published on 22 October 2020 and can be found here: Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence - progress report 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Greenhalgh question first answered 02/06/2021 15:29:42 answering member 4877 label Biography information for Lord Greenhalgh
tabling member	2503 label Biography information for Baroness Gale

1305025

registered interest
date	23/03/2021
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the UK will (a) become fully compliant with the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence and (b) ratify that treaty.
tabling member constituency	Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough
tabling member printed	Gill Furniss
uin	174212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2021 answer text <p>The UK signed the Istanbul Convention in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and this Government remains committed to ratifying it as soon as possible.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The most recent report was published on 22 October 2020 and can be found here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ratification-of-the-council-of-europe-convention-on-combating-violence-against-women-and-domestic-violence-progress-report-2020" target="_blank">Ratification of the Council of Europe convention on combating violence against women and domestic violence - progress report 2020 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>The October 2020 report confirmed that the UK already complies with almost all of the Convention’s articles (and in a number of respects goes beyond them) and sets out the steps which the Government and the Devolved Administrations are taking, to comply with the outstanding articles as we progress toward ratification.</p><p>When we are satisfied that we are compliant with the Convention then we will, in line with section 1(3) of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017, make a statement to Parliament confirming that fact and outline when we would expect to ratify.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/04/2021 15:48:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4571 label Biography information for Gill Furniss

1243885

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the 81 articles in the 2012 Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and girls have yet to be confirmed in UK law.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	104212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK signed the Istanbul Convention in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The third such report was published on 31 October 2019.</p><p>We will shortly be publishing this year’s report on our progress, which will set out our compliance position and the steps we are taking towards ratification.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 104213 104214 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:20:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1243886

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the annual report on progress on UK ratification of the Istanbul Convention in line with the Government's responsibilities under section 2 of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	104213
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK signed the Istanbul Convention in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The third such report was published on 31 October 2019.</p><p>We will shortly be publishing this year’s report on our progress, which will set out our compliance position and the steps we are taking towards ratification.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 104212 104214 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:20:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1243888

registered interest
date	15/10/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
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 ensure that Article 4(3) of the 2012 Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and girls is ratified into UK law.
tabling member constituency	Pontypridd
tabling member printed	Alex Davies-Jones
uin	104214
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2020 answer text <p>The UK signed the Istanbul Convention in 2012, signalling its strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) and this Government remains committed to ratifying it.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The third such report was published on 31 October 2019.</p><p>We will shortly be publishing this year’s report on our progress, which will set out our compliance position and the steps we are taking towards ratification.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 104212 104213 question first answered 20/10/2020 15:20:23 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4849 label Biography information for Alex Davies-Jones

1200797

registered interest
date	05/06/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for UK ratification of the Istanbul Convention; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	55096
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2020 answer text <p>The Government takes its international commitments very seriously and we have always been clear on our commitment to ratify the Istanbul Convention.</p><p> </p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The most recent report was published on 31 October 2019 and is available at: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843509/CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Legislation needs to pass before we can ratify the Convention, so at this stage we cannot be sure what the timeframe for ratification will be. When this is clear we will set out a timeframe for ratification. The Domestic Abuse Bill had its Second Reading on 28 April and has now begun Committee stage for detailed scrutiny by MPs. Part 6 of the Bill includes provisions for the purposes of Article 44 of the Convention, which requires that criminal courts in the UK have extraterritorial jurisdiction over certain violent and sexual offences. Additionally, the Domestic Abuse and Family Proceedings Bill currently before the Northern Ireland Assembly provides for a new domestic abuse offence which would criminalise psychological violence in Northern Ireland, as required by Article 33 of the Convention. That Bill also takes extraterritorial jurisdiction in respect of the new offence and so, together with the provisions of Part 6 of the Domestic Abuse Bill, will ensure that the law in Northern Ireland meets the requirements of Article 44.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 10/06/2020 14:15:11 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1177126

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the progress made towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention, including with regards to any forthcoming Domestic Abuse Bill.
tabling member printed	Baroness Penn
uin	HL1451
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2020 answer text <p>In accordance with the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017, the Government publishes an annual report on progress towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention.</p><p>The most recent annual report was published on 31 October 2019 and is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843509/CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843509/CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p><p>The landmark Domestic Abuse Bill was announced alongside the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. Subject to parliamentary approval, we are fully committed to enacting this landmark legislation at the earliest opportunity and implementing it quickly.</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 20/02/2020 16:50:04 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford attachment 1 file name CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf title Instanbul Convention 2019 - Report
tabling member	4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn

1168794

registered interest
date	20/12/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her timescale is for completion of the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention ​on combating violence against women and domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Midlothian
tabling member printed	Owen Thompson
uin	332
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/01/2020 answer text <p>In accordance with the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017, the Government publishes an annual report on progress towards ratification of the Istanbul Convention.</p><p>The most recent annual report was published on 31 October 2019 and is available at: <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843509/CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/843509/CCS0919132732-001_Istanbul_Convention_2019_Report_Option_A_Web_Accessible.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 13/01/2020 16:12:34 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4482 label Biography information for Owen Thompson

1143759

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to complete the ratification of the Istanbul Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence; and what recent discussions the Government has had with devolved Administrations on the necessary legislative changes to complete the ratification.
tabling member constituency	Morley and Outwood
tabling member printed	Andrea Jenkyns
uin	285010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government signed the Istanbul Convention to signal the UK’s strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls.</p><p>The Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017 requires Ministers to publish annual reports on their progress towards being able to ratify the Convention. The next progress report is due to be published by 1 November 2019. This will, like previous reports, cover measures taken by the devolved administrations.</p><p>Following consultation with the Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Department of Justice, the Domestic Abuse Bill includes measures extending the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the criminal courts in Scotland and Northern Ireland (as well as in England and Wales) to certain violent and sexual offences, and provides for a new domestic abuse offence in Northern Ireland. These legislative changes will support ratification of the Convention.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 09/09/2019 15:23:58 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns

1084463

registered interest
date	08/03/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2019 to Question 211250, on Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, what new protective tools have been introduced.
tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
uin	230104
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government signed the Istanbul Convention to signal the UK’s strong commitment to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). We reaffirmed our commitment to this with the refreshed VAWG strategy which we published on 6th March.</p><p><br>We introduced domestic violence protection orders from 2014 and female genital mutilation protection orders, sexual harm prevention orders and sexual risk orders in 2015.</p><p><br>We have published a range of guidance and support for frontline professionals, including:<br>• Statutory guidance on the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-guidance-framework-controlling-or-coercive-behaviour-in-an-intimate-or-family-relationship" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/statutory-guidance-framework-controlling-or-coercive-behaviour-in-an-intimate-or-family-relationship </a><br>• Multi-agency statutory guidance for the conduct of domestic homicide reviews:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-statutory-guidance-for-the-conduct-of-domestic-homicide-reviews" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/revised-statutory-guidance-for-the-conduct-of-domestic-homicide-reviews </a><br>• Multi-agency statutory guidance on female genital mutilation (FGM):<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multi-agency-statutory-guidance-on-female-genital-mutilation" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/multi-agency-statutory-guidance-on-female-genital-mutilation </a><br>• A resource pack on FGM:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/female-genital-mutilation-resource-pack" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/female-genital-mutilation-resource-pack </a><br>• Multi-agency practice guidelines on handling cases of forced marriage:<br><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322307/HMG_MULTI_AGENCY_PRACTICE_GUIDELINES_v1_180614_FINAL.pdf ; and" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/322307/HMG_MULTI_AGENCY_PRACTICE_GUIDELINES_v1_180614_FINAL.pdf ; and</a><br>• Guidance on the role of Independent Sexual Violence Advisers:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-role-of-the-independent-sexual-violence-adviser-isva" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-role-of-the-independent-sexual-violence-adviser-isva </a><br>We are currently running nine day-long events across England and Wales to train around 1,400 professionals in the correct use of forced marriage protection orders and FGM protection orders.</p><p>The areas of the Convention with which England and Wales are compliant were set out in the report published on 30 October 2018, in line with the requirements of the Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Ratification of Convention) Act 2017. As the criminal law and the majority of the areas covered by the Convention are devolved to Scotland and Northern Ireland, the Devolved Administrations are considering what legislative or other changes are necessary for compliance with the Convention in their territories.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins grouped question UIN 230105 230106 question first answered 18/03/2019 17:35:09 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock