Sarah Champion MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, responding to today’s statistical release from the ONS on violent crime and sexual offences, said:  

“It is unacceptable that hundreds of thousands of women still suffer violence in the home every year. And the official figures significantly underestimate the true extent of the problem.

“But under this Tory Government domestic violence services are in crisis and funding for front-line professionals is being cut.

“Ministers must do much more to ensure that every victim of domestic abuse has access to support they need.”

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