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Written question asked by Andrew Jones (Conservative) on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Laura Farris (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Gender Based Violence: Criminal Proceedings

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violence against women and girls through the criminal justice system.

Answer

This Government has introduced a comprehensive legislative framework to prevent violence against women, including our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021.

We have pioneered the creation of new offences including coercive control, non-fatal strangulation and intimate image abuse; more than doubled the number of adult rape cases reaching court compared to when we commissioned our End-to-End Rape Review; and made sure that sentences for adult rape are almost 40% longer than they were in 2010.

And through our Sentencing Bill, we will ensure that rapists and serious sexual offenders spend the entirety of their custodial sentence behind bars, without possibility of parole.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
902220
Session
2023-24
Grouped for answer
Yes
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Criminal proceedings Gender based violence
Link
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