Written Question·Home Office·UIN 53364

Older People: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 19 May 2025
Answered: 12 June 2025

Question

Sarah Gibson

Liberal DemocratChippenham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to commemorate UN World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 15 June 2025.

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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