Question follow-through · 905078

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and children.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
2 Jul 2025
Target answer date
8 Jul 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking through the criminal justice system to help tackle violence against women and children.

  2. 8 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is. The Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a d...

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