Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many 999 control rooms have a specialist domestic abuse advisor.

Embedding domestic abuse specialists within police force 999 control rooms is also known as ‘Raneem’s Law’. This government has committed to rolling out ‘Raneem’s Law’ to all police forces in England and Wales by the end of this parliament.

We are embedding independent domestic abuse specialists in forces across England and Wales. ‘Raneem’s Law’ is live in 17 forces. These specialists use their expertise to review risk assessments, provide feedback on victim engagement, and advise officers dispatched to live incidents. ‘Raneem’s Law’ is one of the many steps we are taking to halve violence against women and girls within a decade, supporting the delivery of our Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy.