Gender Based Violence
2026-06-18 · Ministry of Justice · 11499 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of new legislation creating standalone offences for extreme acts of violence and assault against women and girls.
Answer
Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is a national emergency. For too long, we have treated it as a fact of life. This Government will not accept that, which is why we have committed to halving VAWG in a decade. We will deploy the full power of the sta...