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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Monday, 13 June 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 16 June 2022 (named day). It was answered by Victoria Atkins (Conservative) on Thursday, 16 June 2022 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.


Prisoners: Domestic Abuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the data his Department holds on the number and proportion of women in prison who have been perpetrators of domestic abuse.

Answer

Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service collects information on both victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse where a full risk and needs assessment is undertaken, in accordance with the Offender Assessment System (OASys). Only by means of a full assessment can a victim or perpetrator of domestic abuse be definitively identified. A full assessment is made only on certain offenders, having regard to their risk and sentence type/length. Consequently, the Department is not in a position to publish comprehensive data on victims and perpetrators of domestic abuse currently in prison.

HM Prison and Probation Service will continue to look at ways to expand and enhance data held.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
16884
Session
2022-23
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Women Domestic abuse Prisoners Victims
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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