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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2022-02-21more like thismore than 2022-02-21
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress he has made on creating a statement of practice on domestic abuse. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 126645 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2022-02-24more like thismore than 2022-02-24
answer text <p>In response to the MoJ expert panel’s report, published in 2020, the Government committed to working with all key partners in the family justice system to design a statement of practice for cases raising issues of domestic abuse or other risks of harm. This statement of practice will take into account provisions made in the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, and learning from the development of the Integrated Domestic Abuse Courts. This is being progressed jointly by system leaders with oversight from the Family Justice Board.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Corby more like this
answering member printed Tom Pursglove more like this
question first answered
less than 2022-02-24T20:02:08.857Zmore like thismore than 2022-02-24T20:02:08.857Z
answering member
4369
label Biography information for Tom Pursglove more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
1367506
registered interest false more like this
date less than 2021-11-09more like thismore than 2021-11-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to include (a) a legal interest in a property and (b) shared children as a defined personal connection of a victim of domestic violence under Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 72443 more like this
answer
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2021-11-16more like thismore than 2021-11-16
answer text <p>Domestic abuse is abhorrent and we are determined to better protect and support the victims of abuse and their children, and bring perpetrators to justice. This government is committed to tackling domestic abuse, which is why we recently passed the landmark Domestic Abuse Act. Alongside this, we will publish a domestic abuse strategy that will go beyond the implementation of the Act to help transform our response to domestic abuse; to prevent offending, protect victims and ensure they have the support they need.</p><p>Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015 defines the parents of the same child as falling under the definition of ‘personally connected’ when they live together.</p><p>In the Domestic Abuse Act, which received Royal Assent on 29 April, the definition of “personally connected” includes where two people each have, or there has been a time when they each have had, a parental relationship in relation to the same child, regardless of whether they live together. Given this we would not look to amend Section 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015.</p><p>It is the personal connection between the perpetrator and victim that is central to the nature of domestic abuse. Domestic abuse is a complex type of abuse that sees a unique power and control dynamic that is affected by the emotional bond between perpetrator and victim.</p><p>Therefore, we would not consider extending the definition of ‘personally connected’ to include cases where a victim and a perpetrator are only connected by sharing a legal interest in a property, because this in itself would not constitute the basis for personal connection without the other elements that have been fully defined in the DA act.</p>
answering member constituency Redditch more like this
answering member printed Rachel Maclean more like this
question first answered
less than 2021-11-16T14:01:42.093Zmore like thismore than 2021-11-16T14:01:42.093Z
answering member
4668
label Biography information for Rachel Maclean more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this
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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2014-09-09more like thismore than 2014-09-09
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 more like this
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Domestic Abuse remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many domestic violence incidents have been reported to the police in the last 12 months; and in how many such cases the police (a) took no further action, (b) charged perpetrators with a criminal offence and (c) secured a prosecution. more like this
tabling member constituency Barnsley Central more like this
tabling member printed
Dan Jarvis more like this
uin 208825 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2014-09-18more like thismore than 2014-09-18
answer text <p /> <p>In 2012-13, the most recent year for which we have this information, there were 838,026 incidents of domestic abuse, which covers both physical and <br>non-physical abuse, recorded by the police. Data for incidents in which the police took no further action are not collected by the Home Office. <br><br>The latest data from the Crown Prosecution Service show that the volume of domestic violence referrals from the police rose to 103,569 in 2013-14 from 2012-13 which is the highest level since CPS recording began. 72,905 (70.4% of these referrals) were charged, the highest volumes and proportions since CPS recording began in 2007-8. The volume of prosecutions completed in 2013-14 rose to 78,071 - a rise of 7,369 prosecutions(10.4%) from 2012-13. The volume of convictions reached 58,276 - a rise of 5,727 convictions (10.9%) since 2012-13. <br><br>In September 2013, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary to undertake a comprehensive review on how the police deal with domestic violence and abuse because she was concerned that the response is inadequate.<br><br>Their report, published in March 2013, exposed significant failings, including unacceptable variations in charging perpetrators of domestic abuse with <br>criminal offences. In response to that report, the Home Secretary established a National Oversight Group, which she is chairing, to drive delivery against HMIC’s recommendations. The Home Secretary also wrote to chief constables making it clear that every police force must have a domestic abuse action plan in place by September 2014.</p><p />
answering member constituency Lewes more like this
answering member printed Norman Baker more like this
question first answered
less than 2014-09-18T14:16:29.8812915Zmore like thismore than 2014-09-18T14:16:29.8812915Z
answering member
28
label Biography information for Norman Baker more like this
tabling member
4243
label Biography information for Dan Jarvis more like this