Theresa May: Our new domestic violence bill will outlaw economic and physical abuse

With new protection orders and tougher sentences, we aim to ensure that everyone can live a life free from threat

Last year, I pledged to bring forward new legislation as part of my longstanding commitment to end domestic abuse. Thousands of women endure unimaginable violence and other forms of abuse every single day, often at the hands of those to whom they are closest, in the places they should be safest. I have heard many heart-rending stories, and I am determined to stop others suffering.

Doing so will require a change across the whole of society in the way we think about and tackle domestic abuse. Prosecutions and convictions are increasing, but it is not good enough. In 2016/17, 82 women and 13 men were killed by a partner or former partner. Nearly 2 million people – the majority of them women – live with domestic abuse every day. Young people have their childhoods destroyed by scenes of appalling domestic abuse no child should ever have to witness.

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