Written questions

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...