On the Federal Government’s draft bill for a third law amending the Federal Registration Act (BT-Drucksache 20/12349) FHK has already agreed in advance with one Statement in 2023 and in 2024 At the suggestion of the Alliance 90/The Greens parliamentary group, FHK was invited as an expert to a meeting of the Committee on Internal Affairs on November 11, 2024, to comment on the planned changes to the Federal Registration Act.
FHK highlighted the need for legal regulation to restrict access to information for women and their children affected by violence, as well as better protection of the secret address of a women's shelter. Other experts addressed issues such as the scope of those eligible for information restrictions, the additional workload for registration authorities, and data protection. Further details, including the recording of the committee meeting, can be found at this link: https://www.bundestag.de/ausschuesse/a04_inneres/anhoerungen/1027760-1027760.
It is not foreseeable to what extent the draft law will be further promoted, amended and passed in the current phase of limited capacity of the incumbent government to act.
Quality recommendations
Current women's shelter statistics
