Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 87965 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of gender bias in policing responses to allegations of domestic abuse or related offences; and what steps she is taking to ensure parity of t
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 14 Nov 2025
The government recognises the devastating impact that domestic abuse can have for all victims, of any gender.Domestic abuse is serious, and we expect police to take all allegations seriously from the point of disclosure. Every victim should be treated wit...