Family Courts: Domestic Violence
(asked on )
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has plans for an independent statutory inquiry into the family courts’ handling of domestic abuse.
This question was answered on 10th September 2018
We are determined to improve the treatment of domestic abuse victims in the family justice system. We believe that the Government’s consultation on domestic abuse provides the best avenue for considering how best to build on the recent improvements we have made in this area. We are examining responses received to the consultation, ahead of publishing a formal Government response in autumn 2018.