Domestic Abuse Act 2021

1. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that aims to tackle domestic violence in the UK.¹‘Domestic Abuse Act 2021’,  accessed 4 July 2023

2. Amongst the Act’s provisions are: 

1. a statutory definition of domestic abuse that recognises the various forms of abuse, such as physical, emotional, psychological, economic and coercive control.
2. a Domestic Abuse Commissioner to oversee the implementation of the Act and champion the rights of victims and survivors.
3. new Domestic Abuse Protection Notices and Orders that can impose a range of conditions on perpetrators, such as prohibiting contact with victims, requiring attendance at behaviour change programmes or electronic monitoring.
4. a duty on local authorities in England to provide support to victims and their children in refuges and other safe accommodation.
5. a recognition of children as victims of domestic abuse in their own right.