Asked by: Lucy Rigby (Labour - Northampton North)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to reduce violence against women and girls in Northampton North constituency.
Answered by Jess Phillips - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This Government has set out an unprecedented ambition to halve violence against women and girls within a decade.
In September, we announced a set of measures aimed at strengthening the police response to domestic abuse, increasing protections for victims, and holding perpetrators to account. Starting in early 2025, a new approach called "Raneem's Law" will place domestic abuse specialists within 999 control rooms to advise on risk assessments, collaborate closely with officers on the ground, and expedite referrals to appropriate support services for victims. We are rolling out a pilot of Domestic Abuse Protection Orders from November in order to further strengthen protections for victims, and we are working with the police to develop a national framework utilising data-driven tools to track and target high-harm perpetrators involved in domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment, and stalking.
These early measures are important steps in tackling violence against women and girls across the country, including in Northampton North.