Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87965
Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of gender bias in policing responses to allegations of domestic abuse or related offences; and what steps she is taking to ensure parity of t
Answer
Jess PhillipsThe government recognises the devastating impact that domestic abuse can have for all victims, of any gender.Domestic abuse is serious, and we expect police to take all allegations seriously from the point of disclosure. Every victim should be treated wit...
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