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Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take through the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill to support victims of domestic abuse.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department plans to take through the Victims, Courts and Public Protection Bill to support victims of domestic abuse.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade. We will use every tool within our power to target perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence, including domestic a...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

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Sexual Offences: Criminal Proceedings

3 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps the Department is taking to support victims of rape and sexual violence through the court system in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the North East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Community Orders: North East

3 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions he has had with the Sentencing Council on the use of community sentences (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle and (d) the North East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Courts: North East

5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts in the North East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Sexual Offences: Victim Support Schemes

5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent discussions he has had with relevant stakeholders on providing support to victims of rape and sexual violence through the court system in the North East.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Domestic Abuse: Children

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in the North East on legislative changes to recognise that under 16s can be victims of domestic abuse.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Domestic Abuse: Children

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Northumberland on legislative changes to recognise that under 16s can be victims of domestic abuse.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gender Based Violence

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what data his Department holds on the number of reported incidents of violence against women and girls against under 16 year- olds in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Domestic Abuse: Children

13 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussion his Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Hexham constituency on legislative changes to recognise that under 16s can be victims of domestic abuse.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Gender Based Violence

9 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle violence against women and girls.