Richard Quigley

Richard Quigley

Labour — Isle of Wight West

Speaking in the House of Commons on 19 May 2026

Debate

Family Court: Harassment of Domestic Abuse Victims

Contribution

While I welcome the steps the Department has already taken to prevent perpetrators of domestic abuse from using the family courts to continue coercive control, will the Minister look to ensure that legal aid is accessible to victims in pathfinder courts, particularly at decision hearings, given the worrying reports that it has become nearly impossible to access it in practice, so that perpetrators cannot exploit this process and continue their campaigns of harassment?

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