Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Reading the bill’s publication files and writing a plain-English Green Book note…
Proposal 704
A Bill to amend section 5 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 to include serious harm to a child or vulnerable adult; to make consequential amendments to the Act; and for connected purposes.
Appraisal prepared just now from the official papers. Next scheduled update after the next sitting or within about 24 hours.
Sponsor: Sir Paul Beresford, Conservative
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In plain English
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2.
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c.
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2.
Same bill, simpler words — a deeper read without the jargon.
Imagine the country is making a new rule. This one is about: Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2.. The people who would notice most are: Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c.. If it became a real law, the everyday change would be: Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2..
Green Book 2026 · 5 Case Model
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2.
It is currently at Royal Assent in the Unassigned, sponsored by Sir Paul Beresford, Conservative.
Accountability · outcome beside Green Book evidence
Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 became law. The official papers we read left large gaps across the Green Book five cases. For accountability, the parliamentary outcome sits beside a thin published evidence trail — that is a scrutiny signal, not a verdict.
Strategic: Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 Skip to navigation legislation.gov.uk https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk Cymraeg Home Explore our collections Research tools Help and guidance What's new About us Search Legislation Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) Act 2012 You are here: UK Public General Acts 2012 c. Causing or allowing child or vulnerable adult to suffer serious physical harm 2.
Economic: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not give a figure in pounds for what it would cost or save. That is not a yes or no on the bill.
Commercial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say how this would be bought, contracted or put in place.
Financial: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would pay for it, or where the money would come from.
Management: Gap — The papers we read for this bill do not say who would be in charge of running it.
This is an accountability reading, not a recommendation and not a score. It does not say whether Parliament should have passed or rejected the bill. It only sets the actual parliamentary outcome beside how complete the Green Book five-case evidence was in the official papers.
These UK Acts sit in a similar policy space and are already law. Pairing uses this proposal’s official papers (and the plain-English note themes). It is not a verdict that the proposal is redundant or unnecessary.
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UK Act · Royal Assent · 2015-03-11
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Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2007-11-02
Serious Crime Act 2007
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2026-05-11
Crime and Policing Act 2026
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.
UK Act · Royal Assent · 2024-02-28
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
Same policy area (“Justice / crime”) with overlapping title wording. Matched using wording from this bill’s official papersAlready law — useful context when asking whether this bill adds something new or mainly revisits covered ground.