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Commissioners call for statutory duty on local authorities in Domestic Abuse Bill

Published on: 02 February 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 02/02/2021

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Issue Date: 02 February 2021

Published Date: 02 February 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

Article summary

The Children’s Commissioner, Anne Longfield, the Victims’ Commissioner, Dame Vera Baird, and the Domestic Abuse Commissioner, Nicole Jacobs, have, in a joint statement, called on the government to include a statutory duty on local authorities to fund community-based services in the Domestic Abuse Bill.

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