LegalizeThe Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2011
Made: 30th March 2011
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 60 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004[^f00001].
Citation and extent
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- (1) This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2011.
- (2) This Order extends to England and Wales.
Commencement
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Section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (domestic homicide reviews: establishment and conduct of reviews) shall come into force on 13th April 2011, in so far as it extends to England and Wales.
Signed
Lynne Featherstone — Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State — 30th March 2011
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force on 13th April 2011 section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28).
This provision gives the Secretary of State the discretion to direct a person or body specified in that section to establish or participate in a domestic homicide review, held with a view to identifying the lessons to be learnt from the death. The person or body establishing or participating in the review has a duty to have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State as to the establishment and conduct of such reviews.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2004 c. 28.
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