Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53368

Older People: Abuse

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

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 Phillips
The 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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