Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 905078

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

Tabled: 2 July 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Andrew George

Liberal DemocratSt Ives

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and children.

Answer

Alex Davies-Jones
The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is. The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a d...

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