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Written question asked by Baroness Gohir (Crossbench) on Friday, 13 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Friday, 27 June 2025. It was answered by Lord Hanson of Flint (Labour) on Friday, 27 June 2025 on behalf of the Home Office.

Homicide: Women

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether Black, Asian and minority ethnic women are over-represented in female domestic homicides between 2022 to 2025.

Answer

We are committed to developing the evidence base to improve our understanding of the triggers and causes of deaths related to domestic abuse, including for women from minority ethnic groups. This includes funding research by the National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Domestic Homicide Project, which captures information on domestic abuse related deaths from all 43 polices forces across England and Wales and provides information on the ethnicity of both victims and perpetrators. The most recent report was published in March 2025: https://www.vkpp.org.uk/vkpp-work/domestic-homicide-project/.

Domestic Homicide Reviews (DHRs) also allow for in-depth learning from these deaths. The Domestic Homicide Review Library holds all published DHRs to allow for more analysis of patterns and trends of domestic homicides and all deaths related to domestic abuse going forward.

Later this year, we will publish a new cross-government strategy on halving Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy in a decade, which will set out the steps we are taking to prevent domestic abuse related deaths.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL8438
Session
2024-26
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Women Homicide Domestic abuse Ethnic groups
Link
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