Oral Question·Ministry of Justice
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 8 January 2020Answered: 14 January 2020
Asked by
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Justice
Answer from Hansard
The Solicitor General
Domestic abuse has a significant impact on victims and their families, and those who are brave enough to come forward deserve to have their cases resolved quickly. Earlier this year, as I have set out, I secured additional funding of £5 million, so that victims of domestic abuse in the Crown court get a pre-trial meeting with the prosecution team. I also visited Crown Prosecution Service Wales, where the police and CPS are piloting police-led charging decisions in some domestic abuse cases to speed up decision making and get justice for victims quickly.