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Domestic Abuse

Commons · Question 22222 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 10 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Jess Brown-Fuller

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing financial protection to victims of (a) financially coercive and (b) other controlling behaviour.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 10 Jan 2025

This Government was elected with a landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in the next decade. We will use every tool within our power to target perpetrators and address the root causes of abuse and violence, including domestic a...