Written questions

Domestic Abuse: Property

Commons · Question 27690 · 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 data his Department collects on cases in which domestic abuse survivors are unable to access or occupy property awarded to them through family court proceedings.

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...