questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure that domestic abuse that is (a) psychological and (b) emotional is (i) appropriately recognised and (ii) acted on by (A) CAFCASS and (B) Family Courts.
answerText: The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 introduced a broad statutory definition of domestic abuse, expressly including emotional and psychological abuse.The procedure to be followed in family law cases is set out in the Family Procedure Rules and practice directions....
heading: Domestic Abuse