Gender Based Violence: Prosecutions
Commons · Question 52361 · Tabled 14 May 2025 · Attorney General · Official record
Answered 22 May 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Solicitor General, what steps she is taking to increase prosecution rates for violence against women and girls in (a) Hexham constituency, (b) Northumberland, (c) Newcastle, (d) the North East, and (e) England.
Answer
Answered by Lucy Rigby, 22 May 2025
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency and through the Safer Streets Mission, this Government has committed to halve VAWG within a decade. A key part will be delivering effective prosecutions.As Solicitor General, I superintend th...