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782322

registered interest
date	01/11/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what form of consultation her Department is undertaking with (a) civil society organisations and (b) academics and experts on the new definition of domestic violence and abuse to be included in the proposed new Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill.
tabling member constituency	Bolton South East
tabling member printed	Yasmin Qureshi
uin	110926
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>As announced in the Queen’s Speech, our Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill will enshrine for the first time in statute a legal definition of domestic abuse. This will help to ensure domestic abuse is properly understood as more than simply violence, but also as including ongoing mental, emotional and financial abuse.</p><p>We recognise how important it is to get this right which is why we have already been in close contact with key partners and experts to shape our thinking, and we will shortly be launching a comprehensive consultation on all aspects of our domestic abuse programme.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 06/11/2017 17:20:09 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	3924 label Biography information for Yasmin Qureshi

776097

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of recent trends in domestic violence offences; and if she will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	109084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2017 answer text <p>The latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that there was an 18% increase in domestic abuse related offences recorded by the police in England and Wales in the year to June 2017. ONS identify better recording and increased victim confidence as likely behind this rise. At the same time, the long-term trend on the prevalence of domestic abuse, as measured by the Crime Survey of England and Wales, is downward, with the latest estimate from the Crime Survey being the lowest since the series began.</p><p>However, despite this progress, the Crime Survey still estimates that there are approximately 2 million victims a year. That’s why this Government will bring forward a landmark Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill to transform our approach to domestic abuse to ensure that victims have the confidence to come forward and report their experiences, safe in the knowledge that the state and the justice system will support them<em>.</em></p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 30/10/2017 17:03:35 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

776259

registered interest
date	23/10/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of women who have experienced domestic abuse who have had their children temporarily removed from their care by local authorities in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Swansea East
tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
uin	109135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2017 answer text <p>I am sorry, but the department does not hold the information requested.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Scarborough and Whitby answering member printed Mr Robert Goodwill question first answered 31/10/2017 17:27:01 answering member 1562 label Biography information for Sir Robert Goodwill
tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

772289

registered interest
date	17/10/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many domestic abuse cases included the use of Level 1 restorative justice in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Ashfield
tabling member printed	Gloria De Piero
uin	108212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>Tackling domestic violence and abuse is a key priority for this Government and we are clear that perpetrators of domestic abuse should, wherever possible be prosecuted.</p><p> </p><p>The police frequently use the term ‘level one RJ’ or ‘street level’ RJ to describe cases where they have facilitated a conversation between the offender and victim at the time of attendance at the incident. This may be done in conjunction with a community resolution, and is most commonly used in cases such as shoplifting or criminal damage. We are clear that level one RJ is not appropriate in cases of domestic abuse. While information on the number of community resolutions is collected centrally, this does not include information about whether RJ formed part of that disposal.</p><p> </p><p>As set out in the Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy we are developing a cross government paper on the use of RJ to help victims of domestic abuse cases cope and recover.</p> answering member constituency East Surrey answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah question first answered 20/10/2017 13:14:22 answering member 3980 label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah
tabling member	3915 label Biography information for Gloria De Piero

770904

registered interest
date	10/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce the incidence of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Sutton and Cheam
tabling member printed	Paul Scully
uin	901157
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/10/2017 answer text <p>This Government has introduced a new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour, rolled out new tools like domestic violence protection orders and committed over £100m to support victims.</p><p>We are firmly committed to doing everything we can to tackle domestic abuse which is why we have also announced that we will bring forward a landmark Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill to protect and support victims and bring perpetrators to justice.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 16/10/2017 16:25:18 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully

767392

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many prosecutions for violence in a domestic setting there were in each of the last three years; and how many of those prosecutions resulted in a conviction.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	106624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/10/2017 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) maintains a central record of the number of defendants flagged as involving domestic abuse that were prosecuted and convicted through its Case Management System.</p><p>The table below shows the volume and proportion of domestic abuse prosecutions and convictions during each of the last three years.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2014 - 15</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2015 - 16</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"><p><strong>2016 - 17</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Volume</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>%</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Convictions</p></td><td><p>68,601</p></td><td><p>73.9%</p></td><td><p>75,235</p></td><td><p>74.5%</p></td><td><p>70,853</p></td><td><p>75.7%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Unsuccessful</p></td><td><p>24,178</p></td><td><p>26.1%</p></td><td><p>25,695</p></td><td><p>25.5%</p></td><td><p>22,737</p></td><td><p>24.3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Total</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>92,779</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>100,930</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong>93,590</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Data Source: CPS Case Management Information System</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 18/10/2017 10:08:02 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

767393

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many incidents of domestic violence were reported to police authorities in England and Wales in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	106625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes information on the number of incidents of domestic abuse recorded by the police. This information is published in a cross government statistical bulletin ‘Domestic abuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2016’, which can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2016" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/domesticabuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2016</a></p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 20/10/2017 09:30:03 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

767616

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many allegations of coercive control in a domestic setting were investigated by the police in England and Wales in the last 12 months; and how many of those investigations led to a prosecution.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	106626
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics publishes information on the number of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship offences recorded by the police. This information is published in the ‘Crime in England and Wales: year ending March 2017’ statistical bulletin, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmar2017" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/bulletins/crimeinenglandandwales/yearendingmar2017</a></p><p> </p><p>The Home Office does not hold information on allegations, investigations or prosecutions. Information on prosecutions is the responsibility of the Ministry of Justice.</p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 17/10/2017 16:03:04 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

767626

registered interest
date	09/10/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of introducing a domestic violence register for people convicted of such violence.
tabling member constituency	Dwyfor Meirionnydd
tabling member printed	Liz Saville Roberts
uin	106628
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2017 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to tackling domestic abuse and doing all we can to protect victims and robustly target perpetrators.</p><p> </p><p>Those convicted of domestic abuse related offences are already captured on the Police National Computer. Where appropriate, they will also be captured on other systems such as on the Dangerous Persons database and managed by police and probation under Multi-agency Public Protection Arrangements.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s focus is on ensuring we make better use of existing systems, rather than creating new databases or registers for different offences, which risks a disjointed police and offender management response.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme has also been rolled out nationally to inform and alert new partners about a perpetrator's previous offending.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 17/10/2017 16:45:38 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4521 label Biography information for Liz Saville Roberts

760262

registered interest
date	13/09/2017
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make grants from her Department to local authorities to enable them to provide funds to victims of domestic violence.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham, Deptford
tabling member printed	Vicky Foxcroft
uin	105024
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/10/2017 answer text <p>The Home Office is providing £17m through the Violence Against Women and Girls Service Transformation Fund to support 41 local areas across England and Wales for services for victims and survivors of violence against women and girls, including domestic abuse.</p><p>This funding forms part of a wider commitment of £100m through to 2020, which includes a two-year £20m fund from DCLG to local authorities for refuges and accommodation-based services for 16/17 and 17/18 that is supporting 76 projects and creating 2,200 new bed spaces in refuges and other specialist accommodation. An additional £7.5m through the Tampon Tax Fund is also used to support charities that work with victims and survivors of violence against women and girls.</p><p>Police and Crime Commissioners are best placed to make decision about funding according to local priorities, and the Ministry of Justice provide them with £63m per year for support services for victims of crime in their local areas, including to victims and survivors of domestic abuse.Last year, the Government launched a ‘National Statement of Expectations for Violence Against Women and Girls Services’ to set out a clear blueprint for good local commissioning and service provision, which is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574665/VAWG_National_Statement_of_Expectations_-_FINAL.PDF" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574665/VAWG_National_Statement_of_Expectations_-_FINAL.PDF</a>.</p> answering member constituency Truro and Falmouth answering member printed Sarah Newton question first answered 09/10/2017 09:06:27 answering member 4071 label Biography information for Sarah Newton
tabling member	4491 label Biography information for Vicky Foxcroft