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.
Letter to new Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Yvette Cooper to the role of Home Secretary.
Letter to new Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood
Click here to read the Commissioner’s letter welcoming Shabana Mahmood to the role of Lord Chancellor.
Letter to Prime Minister calling for urgent action to address the prison capacity crisis
Click here to read the Commissioner’s first letter to the new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer. The letter calls for urgent…
Letter to Communities Secretary on local authority financial crisis
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has written to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Michael Gove MP…
Letter to CEO of Ofcom on Illegal Harms consultation
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has written to the CEO of Ofcom, Melanie Dawes to highlight her response to the Ofcom…
Letter to Policing Minister on falling police-recorded crime
The Domestic Abuse Commissioner has written to Policing Minister Chris Philp MP to express her concerns about changes to the…
Domestic Abuse Commissioner writes to the Home Secretary regarding a firewall for migrant victims
Click here to read the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s letter to the Home Secretary calling for a firewall in the Victims…
Domestic Abuse Commissioner writes to Minister for Victims and Sentencing about the Victims and Prisoners Bill
Click here to read the Domestic Abuse Commissioner’s letter to Rt Hon Ed Argar MP, Minister for Victims and Sentencing…
Domestic Abuse Commissioner writes to Robert Jenrick about migrant survivors
Click here to read a letter from the Domestic Abuse Commissioner to the Minister of Immigration Robert Jenrick asking for…