Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she plans to provide the national co-ordinating body for the Istanbul Convention with its own budget and staff.

The Home Office leads the implementation of the Istanbul Convention. There are no current plans to establish a separate co-ordinating body with its own budget and staff.

The Home Office works across government and with Devolved Governments to support the UK's implementation of the Istanbul Convention. The Government is considering GREVIO’s recommendations and will continue to engage with devolved partners to respond to GREVIO’s baseline report.