Question follow-through · 98700
Matrimonial Proceedings: Domestic Abuse
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made, as part of his Department’s responsibilities for access to justice and the protection of victims of domestic abuse, of the risk that delays caused by a non-engaging spouse in divorce
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 9 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 15 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made, as part of his Department’s responsibilities for access to justice and the protection of victims of domestic abuse, of the risk that delays caused by a non-engaging spouse in divorce
15 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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15 Dec 2025
Answer published
It is a top priority for this Government to tackle violence against women and girls, including economic abuse and coercive control. The Law Commission’s 2024 scoping report on financial remedies on divorce considered the issue of domestic abuse in financi...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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