Gender Based Violence: Reoffenders
Commons · Question 31443 · Tabled 13 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 24 Feb 2025
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will take steps to increase penalties for repeat offenders for crimes against women.
Answer
Answered by Sir Nicholas Dakin, 24 Feb 2025
Tackling violence against women and girls is a priority for this Government. Violence against women and girls is a term which encapsulates a wide range of behaviours and offences including domestic abuse, so-called honour-based abuse and sexual offences, ...