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Domestic Abuse

Commons · Question 2156 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 28 May 2026

Question

Asked by Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to support victims of coercive control.

Answer

Answered by Natalie Fleet, 28 May 2026

Coercive and controlling behaviour (CCB) is a particularly insidious form of domestic abuse and I recognise the long-term emotional and psychological distress it can cause victims. We know that more can be done to improve the response to and support for v...