Violence against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015

JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Citation2015 anaw 3
Year2015
arrangements for the prevention of gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence;arrangements for the protection of victims of gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence;support for people affected by gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence.(2) See section 24 for the definitions of “gender-based violence”, “domestic abuse” and “sexual violence”.increase the risk of violence against women and girls, orexacerbate the impact of such violence on victims.(2) In this section—
  • relevant functions” (“swyddogaethau perthnasol”) means the functions under sections 3, 4, 5, 6, 7(2) , 8, 10, 11, 15, 16(1) , 17, 19, 20, 21, 22(1) and (4) , but it does not include any functions exercisable under section 5 by a person who is neither a local authority nor a Local Health Board;
  • violence against women and girls” (“trais yn erbyn menywod a merched”) means gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence where the victim is female.
specifies objectives that the Welsh Ministers consider will, if achieved, contribute to the pursuit of the purpose of this Act;specifies the periods of time within which the Welsh Ministers expect to achieve the specified objectives;identifies the actions the Welsh Ministers propose to take to achieve the specified objectives.(2) The Welsh Ministers may specify objectives relating to Wales or any part of Wales.(3) The first national strategy must be published no later than 6 months after the date on which the first general election is held following the commencement of this section.(4) No later than 6 months after the date of each subsequent general election, the Welsh Ministers must review the national strategy.(5) The Welsh Ministers may review the national strategy at any other time.(6) If the Welsh Ministers decide to revise the national strategy following a review, they must publish the revised strategy as soon as is reasonably practicable.publishing the first national strategy under this section;revising the national strategy.the poll held at an ordinary general election under section 3 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 (c.32) , orthe poll held at an extraordinary general election under section 5 of that Act.
  • The Welsh Ministers must, in exercising their functions, take all reasonable steps to achieve the objectives specified in the most recently published national strategy.
  • (1) A local authority and a Local Health Board any part of whose area lies within the area of the local authority must jointly prepare a strategy (“a local strategy”) for the local authority's area.specify objectives which the local authority and the Local Health Board consider will, if achieved, contribute to the pursuit of the purpose of this Act;specify the periods of time within which the local authority and the Local Health Board propose to achieve the specified objectives;identify the actions the local authority and the Local Health Board propose to take to achieve the specified objectives.(3) A local authority and a Local Health Board may specify objectives relating to the whole of the authority's area or any part of it.any public authority with functions which are capable of contributing to the pursuit of the purpose of this Act, orany voluntary organisation or other person whose activities are capable of contributing to the pursuit of that purpose.(5) But the inclusion in a local strategy of any provision relating to action mentioned in subsection (4) requires the approval of the body or person concerned.(5A) A local strategy or revised strategy may be published by including it within a local well-being plan published under section 39 F2, 44(5) or 47(6) or (11) of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 (anaw 2) by a public services board of which both the local authority and the Local Health Board is a member.(1) A local authority and a Local Health Board's first local strategy must be published no later than one year after the date on which the first ordinary election is held following the date on which section 5(1) is commenced.(2) No later than one year after the date of each subsequent ordinary election, a local authority and Local Health Board must review their local strategy.may review their local strategy at any other time, andmust review their local strategy if directed to do so in writing by the Welsh Ministers.(4) A direction under subsection (3) (b) must state the reasons for giving the direction.(5) If a local authority and a Local Health Board decide to revise their local strategy following a review, they must publish the revised strategy as soon as is reasonably practicable.

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