Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (2021 c. 17)
- Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (2021 c. 17)
- PART 1 Definition of “domestic abuse”
- 1 Definition of “domestic abuse”
- 2 Definition of “personally connected”
- 3 Children as victims of domestic abuse
- PART 2 The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
- Domestic Abuse Commissioner
- 4 Appointment of Commissioner
- 5 Funding
- 6 Staff etc
- Functions of Commissioner
- 7 General functions of Commissioner
- 8 Reports
- 9 Advice and assistance
- 10 Incidental powers
- Framework document
- 11 Framework document
- Advisory Board
- 12 Advisory Board
- Strategic plans and annual reports
- 13 Strategic plans
- 14 Annual reports
- Duties of public authorities in relation to Commissioner
- 15 Duty to co-operate with Commissioner
- 16 Duty to respond to Commissioner's recommendations
- 17 Duty to send conclusions of domestic homicide review to Commissioner
- Disclosure of information
- 18 Disclosure of information
- Miscellaneous and supplementary
- 19 Restriction on exercise of functions in individual cases
- 20 Duty to report on domestic abuse services in England
- 21 Amendments relating to Commissioner
- PART 3 Powers for dealing with domestic abuse
- Domestic abuse protection notices
- 22 Power to give a domestic abuse protection notice
- 23 Provision that may be made by notices
- 24 Matters to be considered before giving a notice
- 25 Further requirements in relation to notices
- 26 Breach of notice
- Domestic abuse protection orders
- 27 Meaning of “domestic abuse protection order”
- 28 Domestic abuse protection orders on application
- 29 Applications where domestic abuse protection notice has been given
- 30 Remand under section 29(8) of person arrested for breach of notice
- 31 Domestic abuse protection orders otherwise than on application
- Family proceedings
- Criminal proceedings
- Civil proceedings
- 32 Conditions for making an order
- 33 Matters to be considered before making an order
- 34 Making of orders without notice
- 35 Provision that may be made by orders
- 36 Further provision about requirements that may be imposed by orders
- 37 Further provision about electronic monitoring requirements
- 38 Duration and geographical application of orders
- 39 Breach of order
- 40 Arrest for breach of order
- 41 Notification requirements
- 42 Further provision about notification under section 41
- 43 Offences relating to notification
- 44 Variation and discharge of orders
- 45 Variation and discharge: supplementary
- 46 Appeals
- 47 Further provision about appeals
- 48 Nature of certain proceedings under this Part
- 49 Special measures for witnesses
- Notifying schools etc if child is suspected victim of domestic abuse
- 49A Arrangements to notify schools etc
- 49B Power to extend section 49A to childcare providers
- Notices and orders: supplementary
- 50 Guidance
- 51 Data from electronic monitoring: code of practice
- 52 Powers to make other orders in proceedings under this Part
- 53 Proceedings not to be subject to conditional fee agreements
- 54 Consequential amendments of the Sentencing Code
- 55 Repeal of provisions about domestic violence protection notices and orders
- 56 Interpretation of Part 3
- PART 4 Local authority support
- 57 Support provided by local authorities to victims of domestic abuse
- 58 Domestic abuse local partnership boards
- 59 Annual reports
- 60 Guidance
- 61 Interpretation of Part 4
- PART 5 Protection for victims, witnesses, etc in legal proceedings
- Special measures
- 62 Special measures in criminal proceedings for offences involving domestic abuse
- 63 Special measures in family proceedings: victims of domestic abuse
- 64 Special measures in civil proceedings: victims of domestic abuse etc
- Prohibition of cross-examination in person
- 65 Prohibition of cross-examination in person in family proceedings
- 66 Prohibition of cross-examination in person in civil proceedings
- Orders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989
- 67 Orders under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989
- PART 6 Offences involving abusive or violent behaviour
- Controlling or coercive behaviour
- 68 Controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship
- ...
- 69 Threats to disclose private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress
- Offences against the person
- 70 Strangulation or suffocation
- 71 Consent to serious harm for sexual gratification not a defence
- Offences committed outside the UK
- 72 Offences against the person committed outside the UK: England and Wales
- 73 Offences against the person committed outside the UK: Northern Ireland
- 74 Amendments relating to offences committed outside the UK
- PART 7 Miscellaneous and general
- Prosecution and management of offenders
- 75 Strategy for prosecution and management of offenders
- 76 Polygraph conditions for offenders released on licence
- Disclosure of information by police
- 77 Guidance about the disclosure of information by police forces
- Homelessness
- 78 Homelessness: victims of domestic abuse
- Secure tenancies
- 79 Grant of secure tenancies in cases of domestic abuse
- Medical evidence of domestic abuse
- 80 Prohibition on charging for the provision of medical evidence of domestic abuse
- Data processing for immigration purposes
- 81 Review of processing of victims' personal data for immigration purposes
- 82 Code of practice
- Contact centres
- 83 Report on the use of contact centres in England
- Guidance
- 84 Power of Secretary of State to issue guidance about domestic abuse, etc
- Powers to make consequential or transitional provision, etc
- 85 Power to make consequential amendments
- 86 Power to make transitional or saving provision
- Final provisions
- 87 Regulations
- 88 Financial provision
- 89 Extent
- 90 Commencement
- 91 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Further provision about remand under section 40
- Introductory
- Remand in custody or on bail
- Remand for medical examination and report
- Further remand
- Postponement of taking of recognizance
- Requirements imposed on remand on bail
- SCHEDULE 2 Strangulation or suffocation: consequential amendments
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Housing Act 1985
- Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998
- Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004
- Children Act 2004
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
- Modern Slavery Act 2015
- Sentencing Act 2020
- SCHEDULE 3 Amendments relating to offences committed outside the UK
- PART 1 England and Wales
- Protection from Harassment Act 1997
- Sexual Offences Act 2003
- Serious Crime Act 2015
- PART 2 Scotland
- Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
- Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 9)
- Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13)
- PART 3 Northern Ireland
- Protection from Harassment (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/1180 (N.I. 9))
- Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1769 (N.I. 2))
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