Written Question·Home Office·UIN 61405

Domestic Abuse: Children and Young People

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 27 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the incidence of domestic abuse among 16 to 19 year-olds.

Answer

Jess Phillips
Acknowledging the complex nature of domestic abuse, the ONS recently revised a question module in the Crime Survey for England and Wales to improve the accuracy and depth of data collected on domestic abuse. According to the new survey module, 18.7% of 16...

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