Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 81001
Domestic Abuse: Training
Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 15 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Laura Kyrke-Smith
Labour — Aylesbury
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that magistrates receive training on (a) coercive control and (b) the longer-term impacts of domestic abuse; and whether any similar training is planned for the future.
Answer
Sarah SackmanTo preserve judicial independence, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lady Chief Justice has the statutory responsibility for the training of the courts judiciary in England and Wales, fulfilled by the Judicial College.Domestic abuse is a signi...
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