questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to Recommendation 8 of the report by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner entitled The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change, published in July 2023, if he will make it his policy to (a) increase resources for the Qualified Legal Representative (QLR) scheme, (b) increase rates of pay for QLRs and (c) ensure that QLR advocates are able to recover (i) travel and (ii) other reasonable expenses.
answerText: The Government received the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s report “The Family Court and domestic abuse: achieving cultural change” on 18 July. We are considering the recommendations made and will publish a full response to the report shortly.With regard to...
heading: Domestic Abuse: Legal Representation