Written question asked by Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru) on Monday, 5 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 March 2018. It was answered by Lucy Frazer (Conservative) on Monday, 12 March 2018 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.
Civil Proceedings
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to prevent convicted stalkers or domestic abusers from cross-examining their victims in family courts and civil courts.
- Answer
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We remain committed to addressing the issue of abusers directly cross-examining their victims in family proceedings. We want to legislate to give family courts the power to stop this as soon as possible and are considering how best to proceed.
We would want to learn lessons from the application of such provisions in family proceedings before we consider extending them to civil proceedings.
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- Written question
- Reference
- 130947
- Session
- 2017-19
- Subjects
- Civil proceedings Domestic abuse Family courts Witnesses Victims Stalking
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