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22/03/2017
The Bill creates a new statutory offence of domestic abuse that recognises the damage and hurt that non-physical abuse can cause.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "I am proud that, as a society, we've come a long way from believing that domestic abuse is only a physical act.
"The truth is that the psychological scars left by emotional abuse can have devastating effects on victims, and this government will work hard to make sure perpetrators face the justice they deserve.
"This bill will help our police and prosecutors hold abusers to account, but importantly, it also shows those who have suffered abuse that we stand with them and will take the steps needed to help them."
Kara Brown, Director of YWCA Scotland, added: "The Young Women's Movement is proud to be part of a country breaking ground through new progressive legislation.
"It is only by addressing the full spectrum and cycle of coercive control and domestic abuse that change will take place. Young women in all their diversity describe difficulty in recognising and ending patterns of abuse within relationships.
"We welcome this legislation as a critical tool to reduce stigma, raise understanding and encourage survivors of mental, financial and physical abuse to come forward."
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Scotland Introduces New Domestic Abuse Bill
A new bill has been published by the Scottish Government which aims to strengthen the laws against those who psychologically abuse their partners using coercive and controlling behaviour.The Bill creates a new statutory offence of domestic abuse that recognises the damage and hurt that non-physical abuse can cause.
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "I am proud that, as a society, we've come a long way from believing that domestic abuse is only a physical act.
"The truth is that the psychological scars left by emotional abuse can have devastating effects on victims, and this government will work hard to make sure perpetrators face the justice they deserve.
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"This bill will help our police and prosecutors hold abusers to account, but importantly, it also shows those who have suffered abuse that we stand with them and will take the steps needed to help them."
Kara Brown, Director of YWCA Scotland, added: "The Young Women's Movement is proud to be part of a country breaking ground through new progressive legislation.
"It is only by addressing the full spectrum and cycle of coercive control and domestic abuse that change will take place. Young women in all their diversity describe difficulty in recognising and ending patterns of abuse within relationships.
"We welcome this legislation as a critical tool to reduce stigma, raise understanding and encourage survivors of mental, financial and physical abuse to come forward."
(JP/LM)
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