Written Question·Attorney General·UIN 88479

Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions

Tabled: 5 November 2025
Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Jon Pearce

LabourHigh Peak

To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to help increase prosecution rates in cases of violence against women and girls.

Answer

Ellie Reeves
This government is committed to halving violence against women and girls. This is my numberone priority as Solicitor General. The CPS’s focus on tackling VAWG is driving an increase in charges across a range of VAWGoffences. For adult rape prosecution, ...

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