Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 75171
Divorce Courts: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 10 September 2025
Question
Alistair Strathern
Labour — Hitchin
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to account for the consequences of coercive control in divorce court (a) proceedings and (b) decisions.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesIt is a top priority for this Government to tackle violence against women and girls, including economic abuse and coercive control. The Law Commission’s 2024 scoping report on financial remedies on divorce considered the issue of domestic abuse, including...
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