Found: Victim Support Advocacy services are available to victims of domestic violence and rape and would

Found: issues 26% 53% Issues relating to relationship breakdown (e.g. division of assets, children) 27% 55% Domestic

Found: However domestic violence claims have seen a £1,464 per case real- term fall in costs to practitioners

Found: such as for immigration detention cases and applications for leave to remain made by victims of domestic

Found: Mims Davies: Yes, whether that is domestic violence or other support.

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to help support the mental health of victims while they wait for rape trials.

Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)

Supporting victims of sexual violence and abuse is an absolute priority for this government.

We have taken a number of steps to support the mental health of victims while they wait for rape trials.

In December 2022, the Ministry of Justice launched the 24/7 Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Line to provide victims and survivors access to vital help and information whenever they need it.

In August 2023, we launched the recommissioned Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund, providing £26 million to over 60 specialist support services.

The Government is also quadrupling funding for victim and witness support services by 2024/25, up from £41 million in 2009/10. This includes additional ringfenced funding to increase the number of Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) to around 1,000 by 2024/25 - a significant increase on the number of ISVAs and IDVAs.

The Government should change the law so that courts cannot grant bail to those accused or convicted of domestic violence. Those accused or convicted of domestic violence should be added to the list of exceptions to the general right to bail in the Bail Act.

Found: We believe no offender of domestic violence should be able to be granted bail due to the trauma victims

I want a new housing law passed that protects victims of all forms of violence, including domestic violence, that hold social housing tenancies. If they flee their home they should have a guaranteed right to be quickly offered a new tenancy e.g through a management move or a reciprocal move.

Found: I want a new housing law passed that protects victims of all forms of violence, including domestic violence

Found: new Clause— “Victim representations to mental health tribunals (1) Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Domestic

Found: new Clause— “Victim representations to mental health tribunals (1) Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Domestic

Found: Victims of domestic violence 160 Requirements for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom

Found: Victims of domestic violence 160 Requirements for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom

Found: 11 April 2024 Get emails about this page Print this page Explore the topic Domestic

Found: Victims of domestic violence 160 Requirements for indefinite leave to remain in the United Kingdom

Found: engagement strategy for children with lesser heard voices including those experiencing homelessness or domestic

Found: Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Found: reporting and this could lead to increased risks for that individual, particularly in the context of domestic

Found: There are times, such as where there has been domestic violence, where a court can make an exclusi on

Found: There are times, such as where there has been domestic violence, where a court can make an exclusion

Found: and concerns persisted about the ef fect the policy might have on household budgets and the risk of domestic