Labour responds to the publication of the 'Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan'

Yvette Cooper MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, responding to the publication of the 'Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan', said:

“This plan to tackle domestic abuse goes nowhere near far enough. It confirms the stark truth that action on domestic abuse is getting worse, as far fewer domestic abusers are being prosecuted on the Home Secretary’s watch, with more victims being let down.

“We welcome any action to tackle domestic abuse but we need a much stronger plan than this to turn this round.

“Labour has been calling for a domestic abuse perpetrators register for years while the Government opposed it, but even now they are only going to explore it as an option with no timetable for action. Meanwhile the domestic abuse prevention programme is only a small number of pilots with no commitment or timeframe to roll it out further.

“This is just not good enough. We need a proper register, an ambitious perpetrator strategy and support for victims to be put on a statutory footing. Pilots and reviews just aren’t enough when so many victims safety and lives are at risk from domestic abuse.”