Courts to flag domestic abusers in official records

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 5 Oct, 05:12 · Archive

Judges will record domestic abuse findings in official court records for the first time.

Under new Labour justice reforms, judges and magistrates will be required to flag domestic abuse in official court records. Domestic abuse is already recognised as an aggravating factor in offences including assault and stalking, but until now there has been no consistent system for recording it across cases.

The new requirement to formally document these findings is intended to help officials better track perpetrators and inform decisions on early release schemes. Justice Secretary Alex Norris announced the proposals.

How it is being reported

• Judges to name and shame domestic abusers in court records for the first timeGB News · 5 Oct, 04:57
• Domestic abusers to be flagged by courts to better track vile criminalsThe Mirror · 4 Oct, 22:51

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