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Domestic Abuse A Brief Overview of Prevalence, Service Priorities and Provision in Medway DCI Andy Pritchard, Kent Police Public Protection Unit For the Childrens Trust 3 rd July 2012. Define the Problem Describe the high-end (MARAC) Services Available in Medway KMDASG CSP MSCB
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Domestic Abuse A Brief Overview of Prevalence, Service Priorities and Provision in Medway DCI Andy Pritchard, Kent Police Public Protection Unit For the Childrens Trust 3rd July 2012
Define the Problem Describe the high-end (MARAC) Services Available in Medway KMDASG CSP MSCB Recent developments Future Direction Objectives
Attend as immediate or High Graded Call Positive Arrest policy (sterile space) Positive prosecution Policy Completion of DASHH Safety Plan placed around victim Signposted to services Assessment against CA- DA Referral Matrix Referral of Children & Families onwards Police Actions
Reduce DA and Change Attitudes Provide Support to Victims of Domestic Abuse Protect Victims of Domestic Abuse Enhance Multi Agency Working Underpinned by an executive Group delivering against 2010-2013 Strategy KMDASG
KMDASG Business Plan 2010 - 2013 https://shareweb.kent.gov.uk/Documents/community-and-living/community-safety/community-safety-unit/Domestic%20Abuse%20Strategy%202010%20-%2013.pdf Commissioning around IDVA services Works closely with the Medway Domestic Abuse Forum. KMDASG
One of the 7 priorities for the CSP Adopted priorities of the KMDASG Outcomes based on Cessation of DA in various contexts and with injection of services Bi-monthly new subgroup. CSP – DA Sub group
Domestic Abuse as a priority for the 2011 business plan. Coninues to be a priority for 2012/13 Medway Community Healthcare embedded Specialist DA nurse Probation auditing value of IDAP programme and spousal risk assessments Training programmes on DA awareness and children MSCB
Ofsted CQC recommendation for referrals to be passed to Health and Childrens Social Care Domestic abuse alerts pilot MSCB - key activity
Refuge – 14 Medway Places IDVAs - CAB, LA Housing and KDASH SDVC – 233 cases in 6 months One Stop Shop – Supported by Police, Housing, legal service provider, IDVA, MDAF…. Community Domestic Abuse Perpetrators Programme. Victim Support Rising Sun East Kent Rape Line National Domestic Violence Helpline. Other Services
Mainstreaming DA as a subject CSP Parts of Education? Parts of Health? Commissioning of sustainable support services DHRs Direction