Question follow-through · 33615

Police: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police forces are adequately (a) trained and (b) resourced to respond effectively to (a) reports of (i) coercive control and (ii) abuse and (b) breaches of cour

answeredHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
25 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
3 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to ensure that police forces are adequately (a) trained and (b) resourced to respond effectively to (a) reports of (i) coercive control and (ii) abuse and (b) breaches of cour

  2. 3 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Tackling violence against women and girls is a top priority for this Government and we will treat it as the national emergency that it is.In our manifesto, we committed to strengthening training for policing to ensure they have the right knowledge and ski...

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