New clause 8 - Mandatory risk assessment checklist
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [Lords]
3:00 pm
'After section 8 in Part II of the Children 1989 insert—
''8B Mandatory risk assessment checklist
(1) When determining whether the child will be safe if contact or residence is granted to the abusive party, the court shall, so far as is practicable, have regard to the following matters—
(a) the nature and severity of the ill-treatment;
(b) how recently the ill-treatment occurred;
(c) the frequency of the ill-treatment;
(d) the risk of further ill-treatment occurring;
(e) the physical, sexual or emotional harm inflicted on the child or harm suffered by the child as a result of seeing or hearing ill-treatment of another person;
(f) whether the other party to the proceedings
(i) considers that the child will be safe while the abusive part has residence of, or contact with, the child; and
(ii) consents to the abusive party having residence of, or contact with, the child;
(g) the wishes of the child, if the child is able to express them, having regard to the age and maturity of the child;
(h) any steps taken by the abusive party to prevent further ill-treatment from occurring;
(i) any other matters as the court considers relevant.''.'.
—[Mr. Grieve.]
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