Legal Aid Scheme: Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 970 · Tabled 22 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 25 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Rachael Maskell
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to ensure that legal aid is available to people using the family courts who have been subject to (a) financial control and (b) domestic abuse.
Answer
Answered by Heidi Alexander, 25 Jul 2024
The Government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse.In private family proceedings, legal aid is available for child arrangements, financial remedy proceedings and divorce for domestic abuse victims, including those subjected to economic ab...