Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 6608
Prisoners' Release: Domestic Abuse
Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 9 October 2024
Named DayQuestion
Paula Barker
Labour — Liverpool Wavertree
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to prevent women being put in danger following the release of perpetrators of domestic violence.
Answer
Alex Davies-JonesWe have important safeguards in place for the early release scheme ‘SDS40’ and have made sure that changes won’t apply to a series of offences that occur most frequently in the context of domestic abuse including stalking, coercive or controlling behaviou...
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