Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21733

Prisoners: Domestic Abuse

Tabled: 3 January 2025
Answered: 13 January 2025

Question

Josh Babarinde

Liberal DemocratEastbourne

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic abusers are serving prison sentences in England and Wales.

Answer

Sir Nicholas Dakin
It is not possible to robustly calculate the number of domestic abusers in prison or their reoffending rate. This is because these crimes are recorded under the specific offences for which they are prosecuted, such as intentional strangulation or suffocat...

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