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Domestic abusers barred from cross-examining victims in family and civil courts
21st July 2022
GOV.UK
It follows concerns that perpetrators were using the process as a means of extending their abuse, and victims were being retraumatised by their experiences in court.
The change is part of the government’s landmark Domestic Abuse Act (2021). It places a legal bar on parties cross-examining each other where there is evidence of abuse.
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