Magistrates' Courts: Domestic Abuse
(asked on 30th June 2017) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many magistrates courts sittings for domestic abuse or violence cases in England and Wales have been cancelled during each of the last two years.
This question was answered on 10th July 2017
The information sought is not held centrally for all domestic abuse or violence cases.
Information is available for the offence of controlling or coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship (s 76 of the Serious Crime Act 2015). In 2016, 36 cases were either discontinued, withdrawn or discontinued where no evidence was offered.