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<p>It is the responsibility of the police to investigate allegations of domestic abuse.</p><p>HMICFRS’
latest inspection on domestic abuse found that the police response continues to improve,
particularly around the first response. Furthermore, police recorded domestic abuse
crimes have increased by over 60% in the last three years, demonstrating increased
victim confidence to report and better police recording of these crimes. Overall,
prosecutions and convictions for domestic abuse are both up since 2010 – by 20 per
cent and 28 per cent respectively, with 76% of all prosecutions resulting in successful
convictions, the highest since 2010.</p><p><br>Our landmark draft Domestic Abuse Bill
and consultation response published in January includes measures to help the police
tackle domestic abuse, including the creation of a Domestic Abuse Protection Notice
and Order and training for police. We will continue to monitor the police response
through the Home Secretary chaired National Oversight Group and through HMICFRS inspections.</p>
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