Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Gill Furniss and Lucy Frazer

Thursday 18th March 2021 Commons Chamber

[The Solicitor General]

My hon. Friend is right to raise this vital and important issue. The CPS works with victims groups through the Violence Against Women and Girls external consultation group and it also regularly engages with people at a local level. Last month, the CPS West Midlands chaired a meeting with independent sexual violence advisers and independent domestic violence advocates to discuss these issues. That forum meets four times a year to discuss casework with victims’ groups and specialist services.

[Gill Furniss (Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) (Lab)]

What steps he has taken to increase the number of prosecutions relating to domestic violence.