In this episode, host Simon Blain talks to Cris McCurley and Pragna Patel about their hopes and concerns with the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 which received royal assent earlier this year.
Show Notes
Hosted by: Simon Blain.
Guests:
- Cris McCurley (Partner, Ben Hoare Bell)
- Pragna Patel (Southall Black Sisters and Women Against Fundamentalism)
They discuss their hopes and concerns for the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 which received royal assent earlier this year. They also consider other developments such as the publication of the "Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Children Cases" and the recent case of Re H-N.
Further information and resources
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/domestic-abuse-bill-2020-factsheets/domestic-abuse-bill-2020-overarching-factsheet
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/895173/assessing-risk-harm-children-parents-pl-childrens-cases-report_.pdf
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/H-N-and-Others-children-judgment-1.pdf
https://southallblacksisters.org.uk/
More information
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https://resolution.org.uk/podcast
Music credit: Hopefully Flies - Magnus Moone
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