| Heading: |
Domestic Abuse: Civil Proceedings |
| Question ID: |
1758460 |
| UIN: |
26236 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-01-23 |
| Asking Member ID: |
5216 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Caroline Voaden
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| Asking Member handle: |
carolinevoaden
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@carolinevoaden
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of extending the time limit on bringing forward a civil legal claim for abuse. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-01-30 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5204 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Sarah Sackman
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| Answer text: |
The basic principle of limitation law is to provide fair and equitable access to justice for claimants by setting reasonable time limits, whilst for defendants the law offers fairness, finality and certainty in terms of the period in which they may face l... |
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| Answering body ID: |
54 |
| Answering body name: |
Ministry of Justice |
| Tweeted: |
true |