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<p>The previous Government created a ground-breaking new offence of controlling or
coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship which came into force in
December 2015 to recognise the patterns of manipulation and control that characterise
domestic abuse. <br>Since then we have seen 294 successful convictions and the number
of prosecutions increased threefold in 2017.</p><p>As part of the Government’s domestic
abuse consultation earlier this year, we asked whether further action should be taken
to strengthen the offence. We will be publishing a response to the consultation, together
with a draft Domestic Abuse Bill, later this Parliamentary session.</p>
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