51 minutes | Sunday, 24 November 2019
On this week's episode, we’re taking a look ahead to one of the items on the agenda for the House of Keys on Tuesday, which could see a crucial piece of legislation on the Isle of Man pass another significant hurdle.
In March last year, local charity 'Safe Strong Secure' started a petition calling for reform of the Island's domestic abuse legislation.
The move came in light of what the charity felt was "a very disappointing sentence," following a well-publicised court case.
The next month, the Department of Home Affairs responded, as it began drafting a new bill to address the issue.
So that was April 2018 – Tuesday, 26 November will see the Domestic Abuse Bill 2019 reach the consideration of clauses stage, with a raft of alterations proposed by Clare Barber MHK, and some from her Ramsey colleague Dr Alex Allinson.
Through this programme, Dollin Mercer looks back at the events and discussions that have got us to where we are now, and looks ahead to Tuesday’s sitting.