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1657856

registered interest
date	04/09/2023
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, with reference to Recommendation 10 of the report from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner entitled The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change, published in July 2023, if he will consult (a) the Domestic Abuse Commissioner's office, (b) relevant regulatory bodies, (c) NHS England, (d) NHS Wales and (e) representatives of the specialist children’s sector to develop a stricter definition of psychologist.
tabling member constituency	Richmond Park
tabling member printed	Sarah Olney
uin	197517
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>The Government received the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report “The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change” on 18 July. We are considering the recommendations made and will publish a full response to the report shortly.</p> answering member constituency Finchley and Golders Green answering member printed Mike Freer grouped question UIN 197518 question first answered 07/09/2023 16:52:03 answering member 4004 label Biography information for Mike Freer
tabling member	4591 label Biography information for Sarah Olney

1640056

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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 Domestic Violence Protection (a) Orders and (b) Notices were issued by each Magistrates Court in England and Wales in the last 21 months for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	186757
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2023 answer text <p>DVPO (domestic violence protection order) and DVPN (domestic violence protection notice) data are not recorded by magistrates’ courts.</p><p>His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICRFS) collect DVPN/O data and this has been published annually by the ONS here <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/domesticabuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables" target="_blank">Domestic abuse in England and Wales - Appendix tables - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a> for 2016-2018 and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fdomesticabuseandthecriminaljusticesystemappendixtables&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoshua.Davies33%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfa4cc56218a8490897f108db5dbc829a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206836441990842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IJalgoedwqLsfe2cW%2FdA5AvcoJnoDKR7XLSyV%2F2FzOw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Domestic abuse and the criminal justice system - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a> for annual data since 2019.</p><p>Prior to 2017 data was published directly by HMICFRS here <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/police-forces/data/peel-assessments/" target="_blank">PEEL assessments data - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)</a> with 2015 being the first year the data was published. In 2015 only data on DVPOs issued are available. Not all police forces could provide data to HMICFRS in each data year and so the figures in the below table may underestimate the number of DVPOs and DVPNs granted. Data published by HMICFRS was published in 12-month periods from July-June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publication tracks DVPO/Ns issued in a 12-month period from April-March. A breakdown of these figures can be seen in the below table.</p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Notices issued</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DVPOs issued</p></td><td><p>DVPNs issued</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMICFRS published - 12 months leading to June 30th</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,813</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,706</p></td><td><p>4,358</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>ONS published - 12 months leading to March 31st</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,878</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5,859</p></td><td><p>4,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td><td><p>4,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>7,995</p></td><td><p>10,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>10,167</p></td><td><p>11,336</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 08/06/2023 14:00:07 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1640057

registered interest
date	24/05/2023
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 Office, how many Domestic Violence Protection (a) Orders and (b) Notices were issued in each year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Lewisham West and Penge
tabling member printed	Ellie Reeves
uin	186758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2023 answer text <p>His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (HMICRFS) collect DVPN/O data and this has been published annually by the ONS here <a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/datasets/domesticabuseinenglandandwalesappendixtables" target="_blank">Domestic abuse in England and Wales - Appendix tables - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a> for 2016-2018 and <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ons.gov.uk%2Fpeoplepopulationandcommunity%2Fcrimeandjustice%2Fdatasets%2Fdomesticabuseandthecriminaljusticesystemappendixtables&amp;data=05%7C01%7CJoshua.Davies33%40homeoffice.gov.uk%7Cfa4cc56218a8490897f108db5dbc829a%7Cf24d93ecb2914192a08af182245945c2%7C0%7C0%7C638206836441990842%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=IJalgoedwqLsfe2cW%2FdA5AvcoJnoDKR7XLSyV%2F2FzOw%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">Domestic abuse and the criminal justice system - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk)</a> for annual data since 2019.</p><p>Prior to 2017 data was published directly by HMICFRS here <a href="https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/hmicfrs/police-forces/data/peel-assessments/" target="_blank">PEEL assessments data - His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire &amp; Rescue Services (justiceinspectorates.gov.uk)</a> with 2015 being the first year the data was published. In 2015 only data on Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) are available. Not all police forces could provide data to HMICFRS in each data year and so the figures in the below table may underestimate the number of DVPOs and Domestic Violence Protection Notices (DVPNs) granted. Data published by HMICFRS was published in 12-month periods from July-June. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) publication tracks DVPO/Ns issued in a 12-month period from April-March. A breakdown of these figures can be seen in the below table.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Table 1: Number of Domestic Violence Protection Orders and Notices issued</strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>DVPOs issued</p></td><td><p>DVPNs issued</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>HMICFRS published - 12 months leading to June 30th</p></td><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>3,813</p></td><td><p>-</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>3,706</p></td><td><p>4,358</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="6"><p>ONS published - 12 months leading to March 31st</p></td><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>3,698</p></td><td><p>4,017</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>4,878</p></td><td><p>4,219</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>5,859</p></td><td><p>4,349</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>6,267</p></td><td><p>4,468</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>7,995</p></td><td><p>10,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>10,167</p></td><td><p>11,336</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 05/06/2023 11:02:11 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4620 label Biography information for Ellie Reeves

1626143

registered interest
date	09/05/2023
answering body	Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept id	211
answering dept short name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
answering dept sort name	Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
hansard heading	Domestic Abuse
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, how many domestic abuse survivors who (a) were employed and not in receipt of benefits, (b) were unemployed and not in receipt of benefits, (c) had no recourse to public funds, (d) were unemployed and in receipt of benefits and (e) were employed and in receipt of benefits have been admitted to domestic violence refuge shelters in the latest period for which data is available.
tabling member constituency	Putney
tabling member printed	Fleur Anderson
uin	184202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/05/2023 answer text <p>As set out previously, since 2020 the Department has provided £393.9 million in funding to local councils for the provision of support in domestic abuse safe accommodation - £16.6 million in 2020/21, £125 million in both 2021/22 and 2022/23 and £127.3 million for 2023/24. The links can be found <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/news/housing-secretary-confirms-new-support-for-survivors-of-domestic-violence" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>In addition, we have committed to a further £129.7 million for the delivery of these duties in 2024/25. The link can be found <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fpublications%2Flocal-authority-domestic-abuse-duty-2023-to-2024-and-2024-to-2025-funding-allocations&amp;data=05%7C01%7CParliamentary%40levellingup.gov.uk%7Ca529877c6ff14ff871f108db55e8e902%7Cbf3468109c7d43dea87224a2ef3995a8%7C0%7C0%7C638198231039627281%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=AzlI15ZgLIE7wdu3%2BvrEAtDGgY5EnljRjLoVyV8rMnA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>This funding is for support which is available to all domestic abuse victims who are residing in refuges and other types of safe accommodation regardless of their employment status.</p><p>The Department does not hold employment and benefits data on individuals in domestic abuse safe accommodation services.</p> answering member constituency Kensington answering member printed Felicity Buchan grouped question UIN 184551 184552 question first answered 16/05/2023 15:36:31 answering member 4821 label Biography information for Felicity Buchan
tabling member	4788 label Biography information for Fleur Anderson

1611147

registered interest
date	17/04/2023
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 encourage people to report domestic violence against women.
tabling member constituency	Strangford
tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
uin	180776
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2023 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a horrific crime and improving the response to domestic abuse is a key priority. As highlighted in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan 2022, we want to make it easier for victims to ask for help and report crimes.</p><p> </p><p>It is important that victims know domestic abuse will be taken seriously. Significant progress has been made by the National Police Chiefs Council and College of Policing since the 2021 HMICFRS report on policing of VAWG, including a Framework standardising a policing focus on prevention, action to pursue perpetrators and help build women’s trust in policing.</p><p>To further strengthen the police response to disclosures of domestic abuse, we have committed up to £3.3 million up to 2025 to bolster and encourage the uptake of the Domestic Abuse Matters training in police forces. And VAWG (including domestic abuse) has been added to the Strategic Policing Requirement (SPR), meaning it is set out as a national threat for forces to respond to alongside other threats such as terrorism, serious and organised crime and child sexual abuse.</p><p>To make it easier for victims to ask for help in their local communities, we are now piloting the Ask for ANI (Action Needed Immediately) codeword scheme in 18 Jobcentres across the UK. The scheme has been available in participating pharmacies since January 2021. A postcode checker has been published on GOV.UK where victims can check for their nearest Ask for ANI location.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 25/04/2023 14:36:10 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1610186

registered interest
date	14/04/2023
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 her Department is taking to ensure that survivors of domestic abuse are supported to report that abuse to the police.
tabling member constituency	Watford
tabling member printed	Dean Russell
uin	180319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2023 answer text <p>Domestic abuse is a horrific crime and improving the response to domestic abuse is a key priority. That is why we introduced our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (the Act), which will provide further protections to the millions of people who experience domestic abuse and strengthen measures to bring perpetrators to justice, as well as transform the support we give to victims ensuring they have the protection they deserve.</p><p>We expect police to treat all victims of domestic abuse with the sensitivity and compassion they deserve, which plays an important part in encouraging victims and survivors to report. Therefore, to strengthen the police response to domestic abuse and as part of our commitment in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan 2022 to support the development and further rollout of the Domestic Abuse Matters training, we have committed up to £3.3 million up to 2025 to bolster and encourage the uptake of this training in forces. We will beprioritising funding for those forces who have yet to undertake the training. As part of this commitment, we are also funding the development of a newmodule of the training that is targeted at officers investigating domestic abuse offences to enable further improvement in police responses to domesticabuse incidents.</p><p>The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme (DVDS), also known as Clare’s Law enables the police to disclose information to a victim or potential victim of domestic abuse about their partner’s or ex-partner’s previous abusive or violent offending either following a request for information by a victim, potential victim or an associated third party or following the police being in receipt of information requiring a disclosure. We have recently commenced section 77 of the Act which places the guidance which underpins the DVDS into statute and published updated guidance ahead of this. This places a duty on the police to apply the guidance unless there is good reason not to and will strengthen the visibility and consistent operation of the scheme. The guidance also makes clear that safeguarding the victim or potential victim is, at all times, a priority.</p> answering member constituency Derbyshire Dales answering member printed Miss Sarah Dines question first answered 20/04/2023 09:10:56 answering member 4816 label Biography information for Miss Sarah Dines
tabling member	4812 label Biography information for Dean Russell

1606111

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to publish their response to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report Safety before status: the solutions, which was due in February.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL6672
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a government priority. We are committed to supporting victims of abuse, regardless of their immigration status.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research in conjunction with the external evaluation of the Home Office funded Support for Migrant Victims Scheme pilot (SMV) and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable. In the meantime, we continue to provide £1.4 million per annum to fund support for all migrant victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6673 question first answered 04/04/2023 11:40:16 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1606112

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment has been made of the recommendations in the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s second report into migrant survivors, Safety before status: the solutions, published on 13 December 2022.
tabling member printed	The Lord Bishop of Gloucester
uin	HL6673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>Tackling violence against women and girls is a government priority. We are committed to supporting victims of abuse, regardless of their immigration status.</p><p>The Home Office is grateful to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for publishing the ‘Safety Before Status: The Solutions’ report and to the Commissioner’s team and external partners for researching the vital issue of support for migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse.</p><p>We will continue to engage with the Commissioner’s office on recommendations set out in the report, and across government. We have already begun to take forward work that stems from some of the recommendations.</p><p>We are giving detailed consideration to the findings of this research in conjunction with the external evaluation of the Home Office funded Support for Migrant Victims Scheme pilot (SMV) and considering the wider policies affecting migrant victims and survivors of domestic abuse. Our official response will be published as soon as is practicable. In the meantime, we continue to provide £1.4 million per annum to fund support for all migrant victims of domestic abuse.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6672 question first answered 04/04/2023 11:40:16 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4540 label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Gloucester

1606113

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 14 March (HL5987), what assessment they have made of the impact of the difficulty of assessing bruises on darker skin on (1) documenting and prosecuting cases of domestic violence, and (2) providing treatment and support to victims of domestic violence.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL6674
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises that Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse, affects a wide range of people. Some victims, especially those with specific needs and vulnerabilities, including ethnic minority victims, may experience additional barriers to identifying, disclosing, seeking help or reporting abuse.</p><p>That is why in tackling domestic abuse a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate to support all victims. We also understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’ services in providing tailored support and understanding that ethnic minority victims and survivors of VAWG offences and domestic abuse need. These are services that are led, designed and delivered ‘by and for’ the users and communities they aim to serve. As a result, these organisations have the necessary skills and experience to provide appropriate support.</p><p>On 22 November 2022, we commenced an open commercial competition (VAWG Specialist and Support Services Fund) for ‘by and for’ and specialist services. This will enable vital services, who are based in the communities they serve, to support victims often facing the greatest barriers to getting the help they need. We are able to fund this competition with up to £8.4 million (in total) to run over financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, with up to £6 million ring-fenced grant funding for ‘by and for’ services over the two years.</p><p>Whilst there is current international research on how colorimetry can assist the assessment of bruising in adults and children with darker skin this has yet to impact on NICE Guidance on bruising as of March 2021, or contemporary Royal College of Emergency Medicine Guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6676 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:12:30 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic

1606115

registered interest
date	21/03/2023
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	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of disparities in the response to, and treatment of, domestic abuse and domestic violence on the basis of race or ethnicity.
tabling member printed	Baroness Helic
uin	HL6676
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/04/2023 answer text <p>This Government recognises that Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), including domestic abuse, affects a wide range of people. Some victims, especially those with specific needs and vulnerabilities, including ethnic minority victims, may experience additional barriers to identifying, disclosing, seeking help or reporting abuse.</p><p>That is why in tackling domestic abuse a “one size fits all” approach is not appropriate to support all victims. We also understand the importance of specialist and ‘by and for’ services in providing tailored support and understanding that ethnic minority victims and survivors of VAWG offences and domestic abuse need. These are services that are led, designed and delivered ‘by and for’ the users and communities they aim to serve. As a result, these organisations have the necessary skills and experience to provide appropriate support.</p><p>On 22 November 2022, we commenced an open commercial competition (VAWG Specialist and Support Services Fund) for ‘by and for’ and specialist services. This will enable vital services, who are based in the communities they serve, to support victims often facing the greatest barriers to getting the help they need. We are able to fund this competition with up to £8.4 million (in total) to run over financial years 2023/24 and 2024/25, with up to £6 million ring-fenced grant funding for ‘by and for’ services over the two years.</p><p>Whilst there is current international research on how colorimetry can assist the assessment of bruising in adults and children with darker skin this has yet to impact on NICE Guidance on bruising as of March 2021, or contemporary Royal College of Emergency Medicine Guidance.</p> answering member printed Lord Sharpe of Epsom grouped question UIN HL6674 question first answered 04/04/2023 15:12:30 answering member 4888 label Biography information for Lord Sharpe of Epsom
tabling member	4331 label Biography information for Baroness Helic