Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 19273

Domestic Abuse: Older People

Tabled: 11 December 2024
Answered: 20 December 2024

Question

Helen Grant

ConservativeMaidstone and Malling

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent assessment she has made of the prevalence of economic abuse of older people.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
Economic abuse is recognised as a form of abusive behaviour under the Domestic Abuse Act 2021. This Government is committed to halving violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse, in a decade. Though the Department does not hold prevalence ...

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