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Domestic abuse: Ministers urged to strengthen revived law to protect children3 March 2020 Image copyrightJupiter ImagesProposed domestic abuse laws must be strengthened to give more protection to children, campaigners say.Barnardo's and the NSPCC said measures due to be published on Tuesday were "disappointing" and risked perpetuating a situation in which children were the "hidden victims" of domestic abuse.However, Women's Aid welcomed a new legal obligation on councils to provide secure refuges for victims.The Home Office said many of the proposals were "widely supported".While the majority of the measures in the Domestic Abuse Bill will apply only to England and Wales, it will create a specific new criminal offence in Northern Ireland of controlling or coercive behaviour, already on the statute book in the rest of the UK. Certain provisions in the bill also apply to court proceedings in Northern Ireland and Scotland.Campaigners say action to help…