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Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Earlier, the hon. Gentleman made the valid point that in the past the police did not take domestic violence seriously. Does he agree that there is currently a problem in that the police often do not take elder abuse seriously, and often avoid getting seriously involved in such cases because it is not a specific crime?
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
534 c677 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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