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<p /> <p>This government is committed to tackling domestic violence and abuse and
to delivering a better response for the victims of these appalling crimes.</p><p>
</p><p>We have ring-fenced £40 million for victims’ services; piloted and rolled out
Clare’s Law and domestic violence protection orders; extended the definition of domestic
abuse to cover controlling behaviour and teenage relationships; run two successful
campaigns to challenge perceptions of abuse; placed Domestic Homicide Reviews on a
statutory footing to make sure lessons are learnt from individual tragedies; criminalised
forced marriage and consulted on the creation of a single criminal offence of domestic
abuse.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice Court Proceeding Database holds information
on offences provided by the statute under which proceedings are brought but not all
the specific circumstances of each case. Data on those proceeded against, found guilty
and sentenced for offences involving domestic violence, such as threatening behaviour,
violence or abuse between adults are not separately identified in the data reported
centrally to the Ministry of Justice. Furthermore, it is not possible to separately
identify the relationship between defendant and victim, and their gender. This detailed
information is not reported to Justice Statistical Analytical Services due to their
size and complexity and as such, it can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.</p>
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