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Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Wednesday, 1 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 July 2026. It was answered by Natalie Fleet (Labour) on Thursday, 9 July 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Domestic Abuse

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to reduce domestic abuse and support victims.

Answer

On 18th December 2025, this government published the ‘Freedom from Violence and Abuse; a cross-cutting strategy’, setting out our whole-system approach to halve violence against women and girls in a decade. The Strategy is backed by at least £1 billion of funding across government over the spending review period, including £550 million for victims’ services, incorporating a 2% uplift a year, and £499 million for safe housing for victims of abuse over the next three years.

We have already begun implementing measures, such as rolling out Domestic Abuse Protection Orders, embedding domestic abuse specialists in police control rooms through Raneem’s Law, and establishing a new National Policing Centre for VAWG and Public Protection with £13.1 million of funding.

On 15th June this year, the Home Office launched three coordinated funding competitions for multi-year grant funding totalling £98.5m. These cover: Helplines – national access to support: Advocacy – specialist, one to one victim support; and Interventions for Perpetrators– which aim to reduce risk and improve victim safety.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
14842
Session
2026-27
Subjects
Domestic abuse Victims
Link
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