UK: Push to strengthen domestic abuse law in Guernsey

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'The Committee for Home Affairs said it wanted to strengthen laws to offer greater protection to victims.

It is proposing the criminalisation of non-physical forms of domestic abuse to deal with coercive or controlling behaviour.

The committee said research around domestic abuse had changed significantly in the last 20 years.

He said: "Historically domestic abuse was looked at through the prism of violence, and as abhorrent as domestic violence is it has been recognised that domestic abuse can take many forms, such as coercion, control, intimidation, and they can result in significant harm to victims.

"We need legislation that matches our improved understanding of the impact of domestic abuse and our committee hopes the States agrees."'