Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53368
Older People: Abuse
Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025
Question
Sarah Gibson
Liberal Democrat — Chippenham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle the abuse of older people.
Answer
Jess PhillipsThe Government is clear that violence and abuse towards anybody is unacceptable. Whilst anybody can suffer from domestic abuse, for older victims, we know that abuse may be more disguised or compounded by other age-related factors, such as ill health, or ...
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