Violence Against Women and Children

House of Lords written question – answered at on 5 May 2011.

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Photo of Lord Lester of Herne Hill Lord Lester of Herne Hill Liberal Democrat

To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have excluded human trafficking and prostitution from the definition of violence against women and girls used in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.

Photo of Baroness Neville-Jones Baroness Neville-Jones Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

The definition of violence against women and girls used in the Government's Call to End Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy is taken from the United Nation Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women (1993) which defines such violence as:

"any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life".

Where women or girls suffer physical, sexual or psychological harm through trafficking or their involvement in prostitution they should receive protection including through the actions set out in our cross-government action plan on violence against women and girls. A separate strategy on human trafficking will be published shortly.

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