Domestic Abuse in the Rhondda

Part of 2. Questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 18 July 2018.

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Photo of Leanne Wood Leanne Wood Plaid Cymru 2:56, 18 July 2018

As a former employee and board member for Cwm Cynon Women's Aid, I've got first-hand experience of the seriousness and the impact of domestic abuse. Failure to provide support can literally be a matter of life and death, and the statistics for domestic abuse in my constituency are particularly shocking. That's why I was concerned to read about the delays to the implementation of the Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 in the excellent report produced by Chwarae Teg just last week. Will you make solid assurances now that the Welsh Government is remedying this and the other failures that have been highlighted within that particular report?