Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 11441

Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 28 October 2024

Answered: 1 November 2024

Named Day

Question

Andrew Cooper

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what estimate she has made of the number of victims of domestic violence who have withdrawn their cases due to court delays in each of the last five years.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones

It is not possible to separately identify cases of domestic violence, which will be recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, for example, intentional strangulation or suffocation.Victims and survivors of domestic abuse also may ...

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