Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 118070
Housing: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Sonia Kumar
Labour — Dudley
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing mandatory, specialist domestic abuse training for all housing officers in England.
Answer
Alison McGovernThe Government has not undertaken an assessment of mandating specialist domestic abuse training for all housing officers in England. Local authorities, under their statutory duties in Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, are required to assess the need ...
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