11. & 12. Cynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd — Cynnig 1, a Chynnig Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd — Cynnig 2

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:57 pm on 1 March 2022.

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Photo of Sioned Williams Sioned Williams Plaid Cymru 5:57, 1 March 2022

How many times have we spoken here also about the need to tackle violence against women and girls, yet the amendment to make misogyny a hate crime, introduced by the Lords, was voted down by the Tory Members of Parliament? This at a time when trust in the police, particularly the trust of women, has been so damaged, and crimes motivated by gender hatred are rising and prosecutions falling.

There are so many other clauses contained within this lengthy and chaotic Bill, and it is chaotic, that will have a disproportionate impact on minorities, on women, on children, on marginalised groups and on our civil rights, and will certainly worsen the inequalities in our justice system—a justice system that, if it is truly to serve the best interests of the people of Wales, to truly serve our communities and support our vision of a fair, accountable system of governance, and that will protect us from the creeping and deliberate authoritarianism of the Tory Westminster Government, must be devolved to Wales. Diolch.