Select committee: Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee
Domestic Abuse Act 2021
Open
Opened 27 Jan 2026
Domestic Abuse Act 2021 Committee Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Where it stands
The inquiry is open, opened 27 January 2026.
The committee has not published a report yet.
Evidence
- 14 oral evidence sessionsLatest 3 September 2026
- 110 written submissions
- 58 witnesses
Recent activity
- Private Meeting26 November 2026, Formal meeting (private meeting) · To be confirmed
- Private Meeting19 November 2026, Formal meeting (private meeting) · To be confirmed
- Private Meeting12 November 2026, Formal meeting (private meeting) · To be confirmed
Oral evidence sessions
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Date | Session and witnesses | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 2026 |
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
Alex Davies-Jones MP · Ministry of Justice,
Florence Eshalomi MP · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government,
Josh MacAlister OBE MP · Department for Education
|
View ↗ |
| 16 Jul 2026 |
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
Jess Phillips MP
|
View ↗ |
| 2 Jul 2026 |
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
Dame Nicole Jacobs · The Domestic Abuse Commissioner
|
View ↗ |
| 25 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Gisela Carr · Home Office,
Natalie Fleet MP · UK Government
|
View ↗ |
| 18 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Ellie Butt · Refuge,
Leyla Buran · Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO),
Ms Veronica Oakeshott · Women's Aid,
Professor Mark Kebbell · Griffith University,
Professor Michele Burman · University of Glasgow
|
View ↗ |
| 11 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Catherine Briody · Islington Council,
Jo Todd CBE · Respect,
Kyla Kirkpatrick · The Drive Partnership,
Meena Kumari · H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy,
Professor Nicole Westmarland · Durham University
|
View ↗ |
| 4 Jun 2026 |
Oral evidence
Alex Atkinson · Safenet,
Beste Kayalar · Ashiana Network,
Jeanie Lynch · CoLab Women, CoLab Exeter,
Kavitha Ramakrishnan · Safer Kingston Partnership,
Shaminder Ubhi · Ashiana Network,
Simon Bryant · Hampshire Domestic Abuse Partnership Board
|
View ↗ |
| 21 May 2026 |
Oral evidence
Dr Cassandra Wiener · City University of London,
Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE · Surviving Economic Abuse,
Jen Reed · UCL Gender and Tech Research Group,
Natasha Rattu · Karma Nirvana,
Professor Lisa Oakley · University of Chester
|
View ↗ |
| 23 Apr 2026 |
Oral evidence
Angie Airlie · Stay Safe East,
Bridget Symonds · Galop,
Dr Hannana Siddiqui OBE · Southall Black Sisters,
Dr Mohammad Mazher Idriss · The Manchester Metropolitan University,
Ghadah Alnasseri · Imkaan,
Mark Brooks OBE · The ManKind Initiative,
Richard Robinson · Hourglass
|
View ↗ |
| 16 Apr 2026 |
Oral evidence
DCI Leeann Saunders · South Wales Police,
Medina Johnson · IRISi,
Patriche Bentick · The British Association of Social Workers
|
View ↗ |
| 26 Mar 2026 |
Oral evidence
Barbara Mills KC · The Bar Council,
Dr Kelly Bracewell · University of Lancashire,
Elisabeth Carney-Haworth OBE · Operation Encompass,
Jacky Tiotto · CAFCASS,
Jude Eyre · Nuffield Family Justice Observatory,
Mrs Lauren Seager-Smith · For Baby’s Sake
|
View ↗ |
| 19 Mar 2026 |
Oral evidence
Dr Charlotte Proudman · Proudmans,
Elspeth Thomson · Resolution,
Kate Brown · CPS,
Tanya Allen · Standing Together,
Ursula Lindenberg · SafeLives
|
View ↗ |
| 12 Mar 2026 |
Oral evidence
Beverley Jones · The Next Chapter,
Harriet Wistrich · Centre for Women's Justice,
Helen Millichap · National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC),
Louisa Rolfe OBE · National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC),
Ruth Cherry-Galal · The Next Chapter
|
View ↗ |
| 5 Mar 2026 |
Formal meeting (oral evidence session)
Professor Amanda Robinson · Cardiff University,
Professor Geetanjali Gangoli · Durham University,
Professor Michelle McManus · Institute for Children's Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University,
Professor Sundari Anitha · University of Sheffield
|
View ↗ |
Written evidence
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Reference | Date | Submitter |
|---|---|---|
| DAA0150 | 29 Oct 2026 | Sheffield Women's Aid |
| DAA0151 | 29 Oct 2026 | Claudia Starie, Living Without Abuse |
| DAA0152 | 29 Oct 2026 | Jennifer Hebert, The Lampstand Group |
| DAA0153 | 29 Oct 2026 | Refuge |
| DAA0154 | 29 Oct 2026 | Mrs Reshma Desai, The Vayyu Foundation-UHUMANS project |
| DAA0155 | 29 Oct 2026 | Carmel Offord, IDAS |
| DAA0156 | 29 Oct 2026 | Sistah Space |
| DAA0157 | 29 Oct 2026 | Hannah Wright, Endeavour |
| DAA0001 | 29 Oct 2026 | Mr Luke Appleyard |
| DAA0024 | 29 Oct 2026 | Ms Rachel England |
| DAA0047 | 29 Oct 2026 | Stroud Beresford Limited |
| DAA0062 | 29 Oct 2026 | Mrs Christina Rose |
| DAA0064 | 29 Oct 2026 | Leisa Nichols-Drew, De Montfort University |
| DAA0082 | 29 Oct 2026 | Women against Rape |
| DAA0084 | 29 Oct 2026 | Centre for Women's Justice |
| DAA0089 | 29 Oct 2026 | Mr Jacques Printemps, state schools |
| DAA0091 | 29 Oct 2026 | Latin American Women's Rights Service (LAWRS) |
| DAA0099 | 29 Oct 2026 | Olivia Nervo |
| DAA0123 | 29 Oct 2026 | Suzy Lamplugh Trust |
| DAA0127 | 29 Oct 2026 | Refuge’s Survivor Panel |
| DAA0142 | 29 Oct 2026 | Angela Moreton, The Full Impact |
| DAA0144 | 29 Oct 2026 | Southall Black Sisters (SBS) |
| DAA0145 | 29 Oct 2026 | Ashiana Network |
| DAA0146 | 29 Oct 2026 | Office of the Domestic Abuse Commissioner |
| DAA0147 | 29 Oct 2026 | Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE, Independent |
| DAA0158 | 29 Oct 2026 | Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse (STADA) |
| DAA0159 | 29 Oct 2026 | Ministry of Justice |
| DAA0009 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Jade Levell, University of Bristol |
| DAA0012 | 22 Oct 2026 | Mrs Lucy Whittaker, Alpha Vesta CIC |
| DAA0013 | 22 Oct 2026 | Professor Laura Abbott, University of Hertfordshire / Lead for the Lost Mother's Project |
| DAA0014 | 22 Oct 2026 | Innovating Minds Digital |
| DAA0015 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Charlotte Bishop, University of Exeter |
| DAA0017 | 22 Oct 2026 | Oasis Domestic Abuse Service |
| DAA0019 | 22 Oct 2026 | Ashleigh S. Thatcher, Birmingham Newman University & University of Derby |
| DAA0022 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Charlotte Barlow, University of Leeds |
| DAA0023 | 22 Oct 2026 | The Vayyu Foundation-UHUMANS project |
| DAA0025 | 22 Oct 2026 | Women's Aid Federation of England |
| DAA0028 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Charlotte Barlow, University of Leeds |
| DAA0031 | 22 Oct 2026 | Police Crime Prevention Initiatives (Police CPI) |
| DAA0033 | 22 Oct 2026 | Richmond and Wandsworth Council |
| DAA0035 | 22 Oct 2026 | SHERA |
| DAA0036 | 22 Oct 2026 | Connect Centre for International Research on Interpersonal Violence and Harm, University of Lancashire |
| DAA0037 | 22 Oct 2026 | Fair Hearing |
| DAA0038 | 22 Oct 2026 | Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO) |
| DAA0057 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs |
| DAA0109 | 22 Oct 2026 | Miss Jennifer Reed, University College London |
| DAA0039 | 22 Oct 2026 | The Law Society of England and Wales |
| DAA0040 | 22 Oct 2026 | Respect |
| DAA0041 | 22 Oct 2026 | Bromford Flagship LiveWest |
| DAA0042 | 22 Oct 2026 | Dr Rachael Aplin, Leeds Law School, Leeds Beckett University |
Who gave evidence
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Witness | Organisation | Sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Atkinson · Director of Operations | Safenet | 1 |
| Alex Davies-Jones MP · Minister for Victims and Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls | Ministry of Justice | 1 |
| Angie Airlie · CEO | Stay Safe East | 1 |
| Barbara Mills KC · Chair | The Bar Council | 1 |
| Beste Kayalar · Senior Advice Advocate | Ashiana Network | 1 |
| Beverley Jones · CEO | The Next Chapter | 1 |
| Bridget Symonds · Director of Services | Galop | 1 |
| Catherine Briody · Head of VAWG and Youth Commissioning | Islington Council | 1 |
| Dame Nicole Jacobs · Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales | The Domestic Abuse Commissioner | 1 |
| DCI Leeann Saunders · DCI | South Wales Police | 1 |
| Dr Cassandra Wiener · Reader in Law | City University of London | 1 |
| Dr Charlotte Proudman · Founder and In-house Counsel | Proudmans | 1 |
| Dr Kelly Bracewell · Senior Research Fellow | University of Lancashire | 1 |
| Dr Mohammad Mazher Idriss · Senior Lecturer in Law | The Manchester Metropolitan University | 1 |
| Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs OBE · Chief Executive | Surviving Economic Abuse | 1 |
| Dr Hannana Siddiqui OBE · Director of Policy, Campaigns & Research | Southall Black Sisters | 1 |
| Elisabeth Carney-Haworth OBE · Joint Creator | Operation Encompass | 1 |
| Ellie Butt · Head of Policy and Public Affairs | Refuge | 1 |
| Elspeth Thomson · member of National Committee | Resolution | 1 |
| Florence Eshalomi MP · Minister for Homelessness, Democracy, Communities and Faith | Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
| Ghadah Alnasseri · Executive Director | Imkaan | 1 |
| Gisela Carr · Deputy Director, Interpersonal Abuse Unit | Home Office | 1 |
| Harriet Wistrich · Founding Director | Centre for Women's Justice | 1 |
| Helen Millichap · National Policing Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls | National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) | 1 |
| Jacky Tiotto · Chief Executive | CAFCASS | 1 |
| Jeanie Lynch · Head of Service | CoLab Women, CoLab Exeter | 1 |
| Jen Reed · Head of Policy | UCL Gender and Tech Research Group | 1 |
| Jess Phillips MP | Not recorded | 1 |
| Jo Todd CBE · Chief Executive | Respect | 1 |
| Josh MacAlister OBE MP · Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Minister for Children and Families) | Department for Education | 1 |
| Jude Eyre · Associate Director for Strategy and Delivery | Nuffield Family Justice Observatory | 1 |
| Kate Brown · Chief Crown Prosecutor | CPS | 1 |
| Kavitha Ramakrishnan · Violence and Vulnerabilities Manager | Safer Kingston Partnership | 1 |
| Kyla Kirkpatrick · Director | The Drive Partnership | 1 |
| Leyla Buran · Research Fellow in Policy and Practice | Centre for Protecting Women Online (CPWO) | 1 |
| Louisa Rolfe OBE · Domestic Abuse Lead | National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) | 1 |
| Mark Brooks OBE · Chair | The ManKind Initiative | 1 |
| Medina Johnson · CEO | IRISi | 1 |
| Meena Kumari · Founder and Director | H.O.P.E Training and Consultancy | 1 |
| Mrs Lauren Seager-Smith · CEO | For Baby’s Sake | 1 |
| Ms Veronica Oakeshott · Head of External Affairs | Women's Aid | 1 |
| Natalie Fleet MP · Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls | UK Government | 1 |
| Natasha Rattu · Expert on forced marriage | Karma Nirvana | 1 |
| Patriche Bentick · Member | The British Association of Social Workers | 1 |
| Professor Amanda Robinson · Professor of Criminology | Cardiff University | 1 |
| Professor Geetanjali Gangoli · Professor of Sociology | Durham University | 1 |
| Professor Lisa Oakley · Professor of Safeguarding and Knowledge Exchange | University of Chester | 1 |
| Professor Mark Kebbell · Professor of Forensic Psychology | Griffith University | 1 |
| Professor Michele Burman · Professor of Criminology, Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research | University of Glasgow | 1 |
| Professor Michelle McManus · Professor of Safeguarding and Violence Prevention, and Director | Institute for Children's Futures, Manchester Metropolitan University | 1 |
| Professor Nicole Westmarland · Director, Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse | Durham University | 1 |
| Professor Sundari Anitha · Chair in Sociological Studies | University of Sheffield | 1 |
| Richard Robinson · CEO | Hourglass | 1 |
| Ruth Cherry-Galal · Representative | The Next Chapter | 1 |
| Shaminder Ubhi · CEO | Ashiana Network | 1 |
| Simon Bryant · Director of Public Health and Chair | Hampshire Domestic Abuse Partnership Board | 1 |
| Tanya Allen · Programme Manager – Courts & Criminal Justice | Standing Together | 1 |
| Ursula Lindenberg · Pioneer | SafeLives | 1 |
Meetings & visits
On smaller screens, scroll horizontally to read every column. Keyboard users can focus the table region and use the arrow keys.
| Date | Type | Detail | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · To be confirmed | |
| 19 Nov 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · To be confirmed | |
| 12 Nov 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · To be confirmed | |
| 29 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Room 4, Palace of Westminster | |
| 22 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · To be confirmed | |
| 15 Oct 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Room 4A, Palace of Westminster | |
| 23 Jul 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Room 3, Palace of Westminster | |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Committee Room G | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Room 2, Palace of Westminster | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Formal meeting (private meeting) | Private Meeting · Room 2, Palace of Westminster |