Clause 45 — Meaning of "qualifying trigger"

Part of Bill Presented – in the House of Commons at 6:33 pm on 9 November 2009.

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Photo of Claire Ward Claire Ward Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice 6:33, 9 November 2009

The Government cannot accept the amendment passed in the other place to remove the sexual infidelity exclusion in the new partial defence of loss of control. The history of the partial defence of provocation has led to a commonly held belief that this defence can be abused by men who kill their wives out of sexual jealousy- [ Interruption. ]