Domestic Abuse: Children
Commons · Question 90974 · Tabled 13 Nov 2025 · Home Office · Official record
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Joe Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what discussions her Department has had with relevant stakeholders in Northumberland on legislative changes to recognise that under 16s can be victims of domestic abuse.
Answer
Answered by Jess Phillips, 20 Nov 2025
Teenage relationship abuse can have devastating consequences, and we must never shy away from the reality of the harm it causes.We are carrying out a scoping review of the legal framework for domestic abuse, which includes reviewing whether the age limit ...