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<p> </p><p>The Coalition Government's approach to tackling domestic violence and abuse
is <br>set out in its Violence against Women and Girls Action Plan, updated in March
<br>2014. It is a subject we take very seriously.<br><br>In 2013, the Home Secretary
commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of <br>Constabulary (HMIC) to undertake a
comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic <br>violence and abuse.
HMIC's report exposed significant failings. The Home <br>Secretary is establishing
a new national oversight group, which she will chair, and on which I will sit, to
ensure HMIC's recommendations are acted upon. <br>The Home Secretary has also written
to chief constables making it <br>clear that every police force must have an action
plan in place by September <br>2014, to improve their response to domestic violence
and abuse.<br><br>The Government is committed to ensuring that the police and other
agencies have <br>the tools necessary to tackle domestic violence, to bring offenders
to justice <br>and to ensure victims have the support they need to rebuild their lives.
The <br>Government accordingly announced the national roll-out of Domestic Violence
<br>Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme <br>from 8 March
2014.</p><p> </p>
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