How the Government is tackling domestic abuse

Since coming to power the Government has taken active steps to protect and support women, girls and men facing domestic violence. These include:

• £40million of funding up to 2015 for specialist local domestic and sexual violence support services.
• £225,000 of funding will be shared among 12 organisations tackling and developing domestic violence services for men.

• Forcing someone to marry will become a criminal offence in England and Wales.
• A pilot scheme allowing police in some parts of the country to disclose to the public information about previous violent offending by a new or existing partner.

• The creation, under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, of two new stalking offences and additional police powers to investigate these offences.
• Work to prevent girls becoming victims of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).