Written Question·Home Office·UIN 87965

Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 4 November 2025
Answered: 14 November 2025

Question

Lisa Smart

Liberal DemocratHazel 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 Phillips
The 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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