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Gender Based Violence

Commons · Question 68399 · Tabled 16 Jul 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 23 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of existing legislation surrounding violence against women and girls.

Answer

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 23 Jul 2025

This Government is taking action to deliver a transformative, cross-government approach to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) underpinned by a new strategy which will be published later this year. We have already sought to strengthen the legisl...