Thank you, leader of the house. In September last year, I was encouraged by Carl Sargeant's response to me regarding the creation of a domestic violence offender register. Carl was a passionate campaigner and champion for ending violence against women. The statistics on domestic abuse are stark: it's estimated that more than 75 per cent of us know someone who's a victim of domestic violence, one in five women are stalked, one in four are sexually assaulted or raped, one in four are suffering domestic abuse, 10 women a week are committing suicide as a result of abuse, and two UK women a week are murdered by abusers. 

Since I last raised this issue in the Chamber, the first annual report required by the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 has been published, and an objective identified in this Act is an increased focus on holding perpetrators to account. What assessment have you made about the benefits of a domestic violence offender register and what other mechanisms could play a crucial role to ensure information is shared between organisations and individuals to prevent and safeguard against convicted domestic violence offenders reoffending?