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Domestic Abuse

Asked by Carla DenyerGreen PartyHome OfficeTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 105464

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for reviewing the legal framework for domestic abuse.

Answered by Jess Phillips

The Home Office is conducting a scoping review into the legal framework of domestic abuse to ensure it captures the experience of adolescents, which will conclude this year.

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