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Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes

Commons · Question 106598 · Tabled 19 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2026

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Asked by Navendu Mishra

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that local authorities follow best practice in commissioning domestic abuse services, including recognising the potential role of sp

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 27 Jan 2026

The government is committed to support victims of domestic abuse. This is part of the government’s wider mission to halve violence against women and girls within a decade as set out in the Freedom from Violence and Abuse strategy published on 18 December....