Question follow-through · 81001

Domestic Abuse: Training

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that magistrates receive training on (a) coercive control and (b) the longer-term impacts of domestic abuse; and whether any similar training is planned for the future.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Answering body
Ministry of Justice
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
15 Oct 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that magistrates receive training on (a) coercive control and (b) the longer-term impacts of domestic abuse; and whether any similar training is planned for the future.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    To preserve judicial independence, under the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, the Lady Chief Justice has the statutory responsibility for the training of the courts judiciary in England and Wales, fulfilled by the Judicial College.Domestic abuse is a signi...

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