Debates between Warinder Juss and Yvette Cooper during the 2024 Parliament

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Debate between Warinder Juss and Yvette Cooper
Monday 29th July 2024

(2 months, 2 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Yvette Cooper Portrait Yvette Cooper
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The shadow Home Secretary has made the important point that we need to be addressing the prevalence of violence against women and girls, not simply the reporting. We know that there are many areas in which reporting needs to increase because there is often under-reporting, and we have work under way at the moment in order to ensure that that can be measured.

The right hon. Gentleman talked about the increase in charge rates. If a very small number increases by just a little bit, it is still a very small number. The charge rate is still far too low, and the number of prosecutions and convictions for domestic abuse is more than 40% lower than it was eight years ago. This requires a major overhaul of the system, and I look forward to working with the right hon. Gentleman’s party and with all parties in order to do that, but we must be very honest with ourselves about the damage that has been done.

Warinder Juss Portrait Warinder Juss (Wolverhampton West) (Lab)
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4. What steps her Department is taking to tackle youth violence.