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

1. Introductory Text

2. Introduction

   1. 1. The purpose of this Act

   2. 2. Violence against women and girls

3. National strategy

   1. 3. Duty to prepare, publish and review a national strategy

   2. 4. Duty to implement the national strategy

4. Local strategies

   1. 5. Duty to prepare local strategies

   2. 6. Publication and review of local strategies

   3. 7. Matters to which regard must be had in preparing or reviewing a local strategy

   4. 8. Duty to implement local strategies

5. Education

   1. 9. Information about educational provision to promote the purpose of this Act

   2. 10. Guidance to further and higher education institutions

6. Measuring performance towards achieving the purpose of this Act

   1. 11. National indicators

   2. 12. Annual progress reports by the Welsh Ministers

   3. 13. Annual progress reports by local authorities and Local Health Boards

7. Guidance and directions in relation to the purpose of this Act

   1. 14. Meaning of “relevant authority”

   2. 15. Power to issue statutory guidance

   3. 16. Consultation and National Assembly for Wales procedures

   4. 17. Duty to follow statutory guidance

   5. 18. Policy statements: requirements and ancillary powers

   6. 19. Directions

8. National Adviser

   1. 20. National Adviser

   2. 21. Functions of the Adviser

   3. 22. Annual plan and annual reports

   4. 23. Publication of reports

9. General

   1. 24. Interpretation

   2. 25. Commencement

   3. 26. Short title