Written questions

Domestic Abuse: Parents

Commons · Question 33251 · Tabled 24 Feb 2025 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 4 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Julia Buckley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a legal definition of child-to-parent abuse.

Answer

Answered by Jess Phillips, 4 Mar 2025

Tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a top priority for this Government and our mission is to halve VAWG within a decade. To achieve this ambitious aim, it is essential that we tackle domestic abuse and all forms of interpersonal abuse. The...