Violence against Women and Girls

Part of Solicitor General – in the House of Commons at on 19 December 2024.

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Photo of Matthew Patrick Matthew Patrick Labour, Wirral West

May I welcome my hon. Friend to her place? I know she will do a fantastic job. Crown Prosecution Service guidance recognises that perpetrators of economic abuse harm their victim-survivors not just during a relationship, but long after it has finished. When will CPS guidance be updated to reflect post-separation controlling and coercive behaviour being made a criminal offence, and what training on recognising such abuse is offered to the CPS?