Cwestiwn ysgrifenedig WQ99709

As set out in my response to WQ99121 the Welsh Government does not set a single definition of "female" and "male", instead using the relevant definitions set out in legislation or policy.

For the purposes of section 2 of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015, “violence against women and girls” (“trais yn erbyn menywod a merched”) means gender-based violence, domestic abuse and sexual violence where the victim is female.

Section 24(1) of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015 sets out:

“abuse” (“cam-drin”) means physical, sexual, psychological, emotional or financial abuse;

“domestic abuse” (“cam-drin domestig”) means abuse where the victim of it is or has been associated with the abuser;

“gender-based violence” (“trais ar sail rhywedd”) means—

(a) violence, threats of violence or harassment arising directly or indirectly from values, beliefs or customs relating to gender or sexual orientation;

(b) female genital mutilation;

(c) forcing a person (whether by physical force or coercion by threats or other psychological means) to enter into a religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding);

“sexual violence” (“trais rhywiol”) means sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, or threats of violence of a sexual nature.