Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 63085

Domestic Abuse: Sentencing

Tabled: 26 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Lola McEvoy

LabourDarlington

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to speed up the sentencing of people found guilty of domestic violence.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
As part of our landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, we are committed to strengthening the justice system’s response to domestic violence.Most domestic abuse cases are heard in magistrates’ courts where cases move mor...

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