Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 27599

Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 5 February 2025

Question

Mrs Elsie Blundell

LabourHeywood and Middleton North

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to expedite the judicial process for those charged with domestic abuse offences.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
As part of our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, we are committed to strengthening the justice system’s response to domestic abuse.Decisions on case listing are a matter for the independent judiciary, who do, wher...

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