Amendment 50

Part of Domestic Abuse Bill - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 9:00 pm on 10 March 2021.

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Photo of Lord Randall of Uxbridge Lord Randall of Uxbridge Conservative 9:00, 10 March 2021

My Lords, we have heard a passionate and erudite speech by the noble Baroness, Lady Kennedy of The Shaws. I have attached my name to her Amendment 51 principally because I was struck by the similarity, which is mentioned in the explanatory statement, to what is set out in the Modern Slavery Act 2015, where someone cannot be found guilty of committing a criminal act if they have been subjected to the coercion of modern slavery. I can see the same parallel between that and the domestic abuse situation which has been put so well by the noble Baroness. I therefore say, in the interests of brevity, that the noble Baroness has said it all and I shall support her, certainly on Amendment 51, if she puts it to a vote.