Domestic Abuse: One year on ... are the new laws working?

More needs to be done to educate people on the Isle of Man about the importance of having healthy relationships. That’s the view of the Department of Home Affairs a year after new legislation – designed to protect against domestic abuse – was brought into force. On 4 January 2023 the Domestic Abuse Act 2020 was introduced after many years in the making. It meant, for the first time in history, the Island had specific laws to target those people committing domestic abuse or violence. On 8 February 2023 the first person facing prosecution, under the act, appeared at Douglas Courthouse. Justice and Home Affairs Minister Jane Poole-Wilson told Manx Radio's Tessa Hawley that although she believes the legislation has been a success there is more work still to be done.