Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 31598
Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings
Tabled: 13 February 2025
Answered: 27 February 2025
Question
Mrs Elsie Blundell
Labour — Heywood and Middleton North
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she has taken to reduce the amount of time taken for cases related to perpetrators of domestic abuse to reach court in (a) Greater Manchester and (b) Rochdale Borough.
Answer
Sarah SackmanTackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this Government and our manifesto included the mission to halve levels of these crimes in a decade.Most domestic abuse cases are heard in magistrates’ courts, where cases move more swiftly th...
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