The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has a duty to hold government and public agencies to account and to improve the national response to domestic abuse. We write letters to raise issues with Government Ministers and senior leaders across agencies, in order to improve their response to domestic abuse. Here you can read our letters.
Domestic Abuse Commissioner outlines key priorities for the VAWG strategy in letter to the Home Secretary
July 2025 Letter from the DAC to the Home Secretary on the VAWG StrategyDownload
Letter to the Lord Chancellor and Home Secretary regarding the Spending Review
2505 Lord Chancellor + Home Sec – SRDownload
Letter to the Prime Minister warning that without urgent investment the commitment to halve violence against women and girls is at risk
250603 Joint letter from the DAC and VC to PMDownload
Joint Letter from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and Victims’ Commissioner RE Consultation on draft Guidance – A safer life online for women and girls
250522 Joint Letter from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner and Victims’ Commissioner RE Consultation on draft Guidance – A safer life…
Letter to Lord Chancellor requesting urgent meeting regarding recall changes
2505 Lord Chancellor – recall changesDownload
Letter to Jess Phillips MP; The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP; Alex Davies-Jones MP regarding Domestic Abuse Related Death Review process reform
HO & MoJ – Jess Phillips MP; The Rt Hon Dame Diana Johnson MP; Alex Davies-Jones MP (DARDR Process Reform)…
Letter to the Home Secretary in response to High Court ruling on police vetting
2502 Home Sec – vettingDownload
Letter to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the upcoming Spending Review
20240926 DAC Letter to Chancellor of the ExchequerDownload
Letter to new Minister for Victims and VAWG, Alex Davies-Jones
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Alex Davies-Jones to the role of Minister for Victims and VAWG in the…
Letter to new Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG, Jess Phillips
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Jess Phillips to the role of Minister for Safeguarding and VAWG in…
Letter to new Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Liz Kendall
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Liz Kendall to the role of Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Letter to new Minister for Women and Equalities, Anneliese Dodds
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Anneliese Dodds to the role of Minister for Women and Equalities.