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April 1997
Protection from Harrassment Act 1997 passed.
November 2000
National Strategy to Address Domestic Abuse in Scotland published.
November 2001
Protection from Abuse (Scotland) Act 2001 passed.
October 2002
Cross Ministerial Commitment (Health, Social Justice, Education and Children and Young People) to address the gaps in services to children and young people.
March 2003
Responding to Domestic Abuse - Guidelines for Health Care Workers in NHS Scotland published.
September 2003
A National Strategy for the Prevention of Domestic Abuse published.
March 2004
Domestic Abuse: A National Training Strategy published
October 2004
Children's Working Group publishes Children and Young People Experiencing Domestic Abuse: Guidance Note for Planners.
March 2006
Scottish Government launches the Children's Services Women's Aid Fund
May 2006
Family Law Act (2006) is passed.
September 2006
Announcement of the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Group and the Getting it right for every child Domestic Abuse Pathfinder (the four pathfinder areas include; Clydebank, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh and Falkirk)
December 2006
National Domestic Abuse Delivery Group is established to develop the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People.
June 2008
Making A Difference: Young People Speak to Scottish Ministers About Their Priorities for the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People is published.
Consultation with Children and Young People with Experience of Domestic Abuse on the Scottish Government National Domestic Abuse Delivery Group.
Launch of the National Domestic Abuse Delivery Plan for Children and Young People.
Page updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2009