Question follow-through · 90497
Department for Business and Trade: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has (a) implemented a domestic abuse policy for staff and (b) trained line managers to effectively respond to staff who are experiencing domestic abuse.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 21 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has (a) implemented a domestic abuse policy for staff and (b) trained line managers to effectively respond to staff who are experiencing domestic abuse.
17 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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21 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade is committed to supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse and has guidance in place that outlines the support available to employees affected by domestic abuse.Line managers complete 'Manager Essentials' traini...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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