Domestic Abuse Support for Victims 2022-01-17
2022-01-17
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Q1
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No specific background provided, general concern about support measures for victims.
What steps her Department is taking to improve support for victims of domestic abuse.
Our landmark Domestic Abuse Act 2021 will strengthen our protection of victims and ensure that perpetrators feel the full force of the law. Furthermore, we will be publishing the first ever domestic abuse strategy to transform the whole of society's response to domestic abuse to prevent offending, support victims and pursue perpetrators as well as strengthening the whole system needed to deliver those goals.
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Q2
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The all-party parliamentary group for ageing and older people reviewed shocking figures indicating that women aged over 60 are one in five of femicide victims, with the crime survey only recently starting to collect data on people over 74.
Does the Minister recognise the need for both more effective data collection and support services that are designed around and suitable for older domestic abuse victims?
I thank the hon. Lady for raising this important issue. She is right that more needs to be done. More is being done, and we will set out more ways that we will help older victims in our domestic abuse strategy, which we will publish shortly. It is vital that every victim of domestic abuse, no matter their age, can get the right help. That is why we have provided additional funding to support victims of rape and domestic abuse, and we are giving local authorities more money to enable them to play their part.
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The need for better data collection was acknowledged but not addressed specifically in terms of new initiatives or concrete plans.
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