The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 defines domestic abuse as the behaviour of a person (A) towards another person (B) who is 16 years old or over and are “personally connected” to each other, and the behaviour is abusive.
Behaviour is abusive if it consists of any of the following:
- physical or sexual abuse
- violent or threatening behaviour
- controlling or coercive behaviour
- economic abuse
- psychological, emotional or other abuse
It doesn't matter if the behaviour consists of a single incident or a pattern of behaviour.
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