Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 970

Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 22 July 2024

Answered: 25 July 2024

Named Day

Question

Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that legal aid is available to people using the family courts who have been subject to (a) financial control and (b) domestic abuse.

Answer

Heidi Alexander

The Government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse.In private family proceedings, legal aid is available for child arrangements, financial remedy proceedings and divorce for domestic abuse victims, including those subjected to economic ab...

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