Written questions

Domestic Abuse: Refuges

Commons · Question 34297 · Tabled 27 Feb 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 7 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what target she has set for the total number of dispersal accommodation centres available to victims of domestic abuse.

Answer

Answered by Rushanara Ali, 7 Mar 2025

This government is committed to tackling violence against women and girls and supporting victims of domestic abuse. Since 2021, local authorities in England have a duty to ensure domestic abuse victims and their children who need to flee their homes have ...