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NDM8798 Debate: The Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
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Meeting: 28/01/2025 - Plenary (Item 5)
Debate: The Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence Strategy
NDM8798
Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes the progress in delivering the Welsh Government’s violence against women,
domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy 2022-2026.
2.
Supports a call to action for all to accelerate action to eliminate
gender-based violence and the need for a whole system approach.
Violence
against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence: strategy 2022 to 2026
Co-submitters
Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment
1 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add
as new point at end of motion:
Believes
that the reliance of charities and third sector bodies working in this area on
short-term, competitive funding adds administrative burden, hinders long-term
planning, and affects the recruitment and retention of staff, which
particularly affects smaller organisations serving minority ethnic, disabled,
LGBTQ+ and migrant women.
Amendment
2 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add
as new points at end of motion:
Regrets
the UK Government's decision to:
a)
cut 4.2 per cent funding for frontline survivor support services; and
b)
increase the national insurance contributions of charitable and third sector
bodies working in this area in Wales, further exacerbating the current cost
pressures.
Calls
on the Welsh Government to encourage the UK Government to exempt charitable and
third sector bodies working in this area from the proposed increase in national
insurance contributions.
Amendment
3 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add
as a new point at end of the motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to establish a sustainable long-term funding model for
specialist services of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual
violence with streamlined tendering and reporting processes.
Minutes:
The
item started at 15.57
Voting on the motion and
amendments under this item was deferred until Voting Time.
NDM8798 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1.
Notes the progress in delivering the Welsh Government’s violence against women,
domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy 2022-2026.
2.
Supports a call to action for all to accelerate action to eliminate
gender-based violence and the need for a whole system approach.
Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence:
strategy 2022 to 2026
Co-submitters
Paul Davies (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Jane Dodds (Mid and West Wales)
The
following amendments were tabled:
Amendment 1 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add as new point at end of
motion:
Believes that the reliance of
charities and third sector bodies working in this area on short-term,
competitive funding adds administrative burden, hinders long-term planning, and
affects the recruitment and retention of staff, which particularly affects
smaller organisations serving minority ethnic, disabled, LGBTQ+ and migrant
women.
A vote was taken on amendment
1:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
25 |
49 |
Amendment 1 was
not agreed.
Amendment 2 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add as new points at end of
motion:
Regrets the UK Government's
decision to:
a) cut 4.2 per cent funding for
frontline survivor support services; and
b) increase the national
insurance contributions of charitable and third sector bodies working in this
area in Wales, further exacerbating the current cost pressures.
Calls on the Welsh Government
to encourage the UK Government to exempt charitable and third sector bodies
working in this area from the proposed increase in national insurance
contributions.
A vote was taken on amendment
2:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
24 |
0 |
25 |
49 |
Amendment 2
was not agreed.
Amendment 3 Heledd Fychan (South Wales Central)
Add
as a new point at end of the motion:
Calls
on the Welsh Government to establish a sustainable long-term funding model for
specialist services of violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual
violence with streamlined tendering and reporting processes.
A vote was taken on amendment
3:
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
Amendment 3
was agreed.
A vote was taken
on the motion as amended:
NDM8798 Jane Hutt (Vale of Glamorgan)
To
propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes
the progress in delivering the Welsh Government’s violence against women,
domestic abuse and sexual violence strategy 2022-2026.
2.
Supports a call to action for all to accelerate action to eliminate
gender-based violence and the need for a whole system approach.
3.
Calls on the Welsh Government to establish a sustainable long-term funding
model for specialist services of violence against women, domestic abuse and
sexual violence with streamlined tendering and reporting processes.
|
For |
Abstain |
Against |
Total |
|
49 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
The motion as
amended was agreed.