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Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate

Nov. 16 2023

Source Page: Funding allocation for domestic violence and/or abuse victims: FOI release
Document: Funding allocation for domestic violence and/or abuse victims: FOI release (webpage)

Found: Funding allocation for domestic violence and/or abuse victims: FOI release

Select Committee
Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales
 EOV0050 - The escalation of violence against women and girls

Written Evidence Jan. 10 2024

Inquiry: The escalation of violence against women and girls
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: EOV0050 - The escalation of violence against women and girls Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England

Select Committee
Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales
 EOV0045 - The escalation of violence against women and girls

Written Evidence Oct. 23 2023

Inquiry: The escalation of violence against women and girls
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Women and Equalities Committee

Found: EOV0045 - The escalation of violence against women and girls Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England

Departmental Publication (News and Communications)
Home Office

Aug. 08 2023

Source Page: Letter to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner: violence against women and girls
Document: Letter to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner: violence against women and girls (webpage)

Found: Letter to the Domestic Abuse Commissioner: violence against women and girls

Deposited Papers
Home Office

Dec. 14 2011

Source Page: Cross-government definition of domestic violence: a consultation. Consultation paper. 28 p.
Document: DEP2011-2071.pdf (PDF)

Found: Cross-government definition of domestic violence: a consultation. Consultation paper. 28 p.

Deposited Papers

Nov. 26 2008

Source Page: Responding to domestic abuse: a handbook for health professionals. 161 p.
Document: DEP2008-2904.pdf (PDF)

Found: Responding to domestic abuse: a handbook for health professionals. 161 p.

Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Birmingham
Thursday 25th April 2024

Asked by: Tahir Ali (Labour - Birmingham, Hall Green)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to help support survivors of domestic abuse in Birmingham.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

The government has taken a number of measures to support victims of domestic abuse across England and Wales. As a result of the of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021 and our Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan (2022) the government will invest up to £140 million in supporting victims.

Funding which may support victims in Birmingham from this plan includes, but is not limited to:

  • Independent sexual violence advisors.
  • Services in receipt of funding from the £8.3 million VAWG Support and Specialist Services Fund.
  • Funding for helplines, such as the National LGBT+ Domestic Abuse Helpline, delivered by Galop.
  • The Support for Migrant Victims Scheme which provides accommodation and wrap around support for migrant victims of domestic abuse with insecure immigration status.
  • From 31st January 2024, domestic abuse services, including those located in Birmingham, can refer victims to the flexible fund. This will mean victims can benefit from direct payments to flee abuse or build a sustainable future due to an additional £2 million investment.
  • The Duty on Tier 1 local authorities in England, to provide support for victims of domestic abuse and their children within safe accommodation, including refuges. The Government has committed £587 million in support of safe accommodation services since 2014.

Ringfenced funding the Ministry of Justice provided to PCCs. In 2023/2024 MoJ provided £38 million for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors and £21 million for community-based domestic abuse and sexual violence services.

Written Question
Domestic Abuse: Charities
Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide additional funding for charities that support women who are victims of domestic violence.

Answered by Laura Trott - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Through the Safer Streets and Safety of Women at Night Funds, the Home Office has invested over £150 million to deliver interventions to tackle violence against women and girls, anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime.

In 2023/24, the Ministry of Justice provided £21 million for community-based serious violence and domestic abuse services, and £38 million for Independent Sexual Violence Advisors and Independent Domestic Violence Advisors posts. In all, the Ministry of Justice is quadrupling funding for victim and witness support services by 2024/25, up from £41 million in 2009/10.

And at Autumn Statement 2023, the government announced £10 million of additional funding available in 2024/25 for projects that aim to understand the impacts of domestic abuse on the labour market, support victims of domestic abuse in the workplace or prevent victims experiencing further abuse.

Written Question
Crime: Preston
Monday 22nd April 2024

Asked by: Mark Hendrick (Labour (Co-op) - Preston)

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps his Department is taking to tackle violence and sexual offences in Preston.

Answered by Laura Farris - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Ministry of Justice) (jointly with Home Office)

As part of steps taken through our Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy and Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan, we are tackling perpetrators and supporting victims.

We have provided funding to the Lancashire PCC to roll out the Drive Project, which focuses on the most serious domestic abuse offenders to prevent them from abusing again, and funded Preston based Saraha to provide bilingual, comprehensive, face-to-face support service for women from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who are victims of domestic abuse.

Nationally, we have invested £9.4 million to develop a New Operation Model for the investigation of rape through Operation Soteria. This ensures investigations are suspect based. All police forces in England and Wales are now implementing this new approach to rape investigations and we have provided £8.5m in 2023/24 to continue to support policing to improve their response to rape.

Through the Safer Streets and Safety of Women at Night Funds, we have invested over £150 million to deliver interventions to tackle violence against women, anti-social behaviour and neighbourhood crime.

This includes just over £3.4m for Lancashire, of which £146,568 has been awarded to Preston City Council to fund interventions such as the installation of CCTV, the deployment of taxi stewards and night-time economy sector training, along with improvements to accommodation for services assisting women at risk and recovery services for victims of sexual violence.

Since 2019, the Home Office has provided over £8m for a Violence Reduction Unit (VRU) in Lancashire. VRUs bring together local partners to understand and tackle the drivers of serious violence in their area, including sexual abuse and domestic abuse.

Departmental Publication (Open consultation)
Home Office

Feb. 20 2024

Source Page: Statutory guidance on domestic abuse protection notices and protection orders
Document: Statutory guidance on domestic abuse protection notices and protection orders (webpage)

Found: Statutory guidance on domestic abuse protection notices and protection orders