Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which other government departments were (a) consulted on and (b) involved in developing his Department’s independent external audit of domestic abuse services.

During the development of our independent external audit of domestic abuse services, we consulted with a number of Government departments which play a key role in domestic abuse and/or victims policy. We have worked with the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, Department for Health, Department for Education and the Government Equalities Office, all of which have been instrumental in helping us develop a robust and comprehensive audit. We also hope to work closely with departments which have an extended interest in the review, such as the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Treasury, as we progress with this work.