Matrimonial Proceedings: Domestic Abuse
Commons · Question 98700 · Tabled 9 Dec 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Zöe Franklin
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made, as part of his Department’s responsibilities for access to justice and the protection of victims of domestic abuse, of the risk that delays caused by a non-engaging spouse in divorce
Answer
Answered by Alex Davies-Jones, 15 Dec 2025
It is a top priority for this Government to tackle violence against women and girls, including economic abuse and coercive control. The Law Commission’s 2024 scoping report on financial remedies on divorce considered the issue of domestic abuse in financi...