United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 4533
Domestic Abuse: Homicide
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29 November 2023
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8 December 2023 · Answer
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8 December 2023
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a specific offence of manslaughter caused by coercive and controlling behaviour.
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29 November 2023
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of creating a specific offence of manslaughter caused by coercive and controlling behaviour.
Source: Commons
8 December 2023
Answer
The government has no plans to create a specific offence of manslaughter caused by coercive or controlling behaviour.The common law offence of manslaughter can already cover circumstances where death results from controlling or coercive behaviour or other...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2023-11-29/4533
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1674064
- uk · wq-1674064 · source updated 8 December 2023