Prevention and protection: will the Domestic Abuse Act transform the response to domestic abuse in England and Wales?
Bishop, C
Date: 1 June 2021
Article
Journal
Child and Family Law Quarterly
Publisher
Jordan Publishing
Abstract
Hailed as a landmark in the prevention of domestic abuse1 and the protection of victims, the
much-anticipated Domestic Abuse Act 2021 was passed by the House of Commons in July
2020 and received Royal Assent in April this year. This article considers the extent to which the
raft of measures introduced under the new legislation will ...
Hailed as a landmark in the prevention of domestic abuse1 and the protection of victims, the
much-anticipated Domestic Abuse Act 2021 was passed by the House of Commons in July
2020 and received Royal Assent in April this year. This article considers the extent to which the
raft of measures introduced under the new legislation will transform the response to domestic
violence and abuse in England and Wales. The paper considers domestic violence and abuse to
be a gendered phenomenon with roots in broader social and cultural conditions of inequality,
with women being disproportionately impacted due to the role violence and abuse have in
sustaining male dominance at a societal level. Recognition of this necessitates a gendered
approach to addressing domestic violence and abuse, which in turn shifts the focus away from
discrete incidents and on to a full programme of behaviours aimed at disempowering victims.
Through a discussion of the major provisions, the paper will argue that while the Act is a
welcome addition and has clear potential to improve prevention and protection for individual
victims, much more is needed in order to truly transform the response to domestic abuse in
England and Wales.
Law School
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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