Question follow-through · 107186
Domestic Abuse: Courts
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the timely processing of domestic abuse cases in courts; and what additional resources have been allocated to minimise case backlogs.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 20 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 27 Jan 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to ensure the timely processing of domestic abuse cases in courts; and what additional resources have been allocated to minimise case backlogs.
22 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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27 Jan 2026
Answer published
Whilst judges already prioritise cases involving vulnerable victims and witnesses, including domestic abuse, we know that victims who cases are heard at the Crown Court are waiting too long for justice.That is why this Government commissioned Sir Brian Le...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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