JOSH Babarinde, MP for Eastbourne, is calling on the government to recognise victims of domestic abuse in the law.
He stood in the Chamber in the House of Commons today (Tuesday) to state that there are no specific offences that recognise domestic abuse. This ‘legislative quirk’ means that some abusers are eligible for early release under the Government’s SDS40 early release scheme – letting down survivors of domestic abuse, according to the MP.
Josh said: “On Good Morning Britain today, I launched my campaign to create a specific set of domestic abuse offences.
Let’s close the loophole that means some domestic abusers are convicted of offences that do not specify the nature of their crimes.
Having officially proposed the new law in the House of Commons and piled on the pressure via the media this morning, I stood in the Chamber to urge the Justice Secretary to back this much-needed change in the law.”
He says it is an issue that’s close to his heart and he knows how important justice is to survivors of domestic abuse.
He has already received backing from Women’s Aid, which is a National domestic abuse charity working to end violence against women and children.
Supporters of the campaign can visit www.domesticabusebill.co.uk.
