Court Cases: Backlog

Part of Justice – in the House of Commons at on 8 December 2020.

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Photo of Laura Trott Laura Trott Conservative, Sevenoaks

There has been a welcome focus from the Department on domestic violence and sexual assault cases, including the landmark recent Domestic Abuse Bill. We know that a delay in bringing those types of cases to court can lead to a significant increase in attrition rates, and therefore convictions. Will Ministers focus particularly on bringing those types of cases to court quickly, and will they meet me and the Kent police and crime commissioner, Matthew Scott, to discuss what more we can do?

domestic violence

violence occurring within the family