Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 900718

Domestic Abuse: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 24 June 2026
Answered: 30 June 2026
Named Day

Question

Chris Coghlan

Liberal DemocratDorking and Horley

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to help support women who have suffered domestic violence through the criminal justice system.

Answer

Catherine Atkinson
Our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, published in December 2025, sets out how we will prevent abuse, pursue perpetrators, and support victims. We are introducing a domestic abuse identifier at sentencing in criminal cases, rolling out Domestic A...

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