Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 18235
Domestic Abuse: Family Courts
Tabled: 5 December 2024
Answered: 10 December 2024
Named DayQuestion
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-JonesFamily 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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