Written Question·Home Office·UIN 24536
Domestic Violence: Sentencing
Tabled: 16 January 2025
Answered: 24 January 2025
Question
Josh Babarinde
Liberal Democrat — Eastbourne
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of proposals to increase the maximum sentence for coercive control beyond five years.
Answer
Jess PhillipsControlling and coercive behaviour (CCB) is a particularly insidious form of domestic abuse and I recognise the devastating impact that it has on victims.The Ministry of Justice has launched an Independent Review of Sentencing chaired by former Lord Chanc...
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