Oral Question·Women and Equalities
“What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the potential merits of creating new domestic abuse aggravated offences.”
Tabled: 28 August 2025Answered: 3 September 2025
Asked by
Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat — Bicester and Woodstock
Answering Minister
the Minister for Women and Equalities
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Alex Davies-Jones)
The Government are absolutely committed to tackling the scourge of domestic abuse and halving violence against women and girls in a decade. We are implementing a domestic abuse identifier at sentencing to ensure consistent recognition of domestic abuse offenders across the whole justice system. That will strengthen victim protection and offender management, delivering on a recommendation made by the independent sentencing review.