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You might not be able to give me an answer now—you may need to get back to me—but I ask you to look at the bottom table on that page, where the “Legal Aid Administration” budget is given as £11.6 million.
We have said that the amendment must be in situ in law before we activate our bill, if it is passed. However, that is entirely separate from the LCM process.
The rationale for that investment is to ensure that survivors get a personalised service and that they get support that is based on their needs for as long as they need.
We find this at variance with diversionary and educational activities in most other crimes. We simply ask whether a long term strategy that seems built on prosecutorial activities is likely to bring about the attitudinal changes that are necessary to help eradicate domestic abuse.”
However, as Liam McArthur said, a letter to the cabinet secretary to get more information on the thinking behind the instrument, and more views and perspectives, would be useful, because there are significant changes.