Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes
Commons · Question 27688 · Tabled 7 Sep 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Iqbal Mohamed
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of existing legal protections for victims of domestic abuse in preventing economic abuse through the disposal, transfer or occupation of property.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 15 Sep 2026
The Government recognises that there is clear evidence of challenges faced by victim-survivors of domestic abuse in financial proceedings on divorce, including in relation to enforcement of financial orders, such as property adjustment orders. Enforcement...