Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 18235

Domestic Abuse: Family Courts

Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the level of support available to domestic abuse victims and their children in the Family Court system.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Family courts have various tools available to protect participants. Courts have the power to prohibit the cross-examination of domestic abuse survivors by their abusers. Victims of domestic abuse are automatically considered to be vulnerable when the cour...
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