Domestic abuse - Coercive Control

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Domestic Abuse Watch

Dear Hampshire Constabulary,

The Serious Crime Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 3 March 2015
and coercive control became a criminal offence as of 29 December
2015.

This request is being made to all 43 police forces to ascertain the
progress in raising awareness of the new law and any relevant
training.

Please provide the following information:-

a) Has any formal training been provided by the force and if so
when did this commence?

b) Was the training package prepared internally, or in partnership
with an outside organisation?

b) Who is receiving the training e.g. all officers and police staff
or specialist units dealing with domestic abuse.

c) What form does the training take e.g. classroom training/
computer based training etc?

d) Please provide a copy of the training material.

e) If a training package prepared by the college of policing is
being utilised, on what date did the force receive the training
package.

Thank you for your anticipated assistance in this matter.

Yours faithfully,

S. Russell

Domestic Abuse Watch

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Dear S Russell,
 
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NO: HC/0006/16
 
The following request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
was received by the Public Access office at Hampshire Constabulary:
 
'The Serious Crime Act 2015 received Royal Assent on 3 March 2015 and
coercive control became a criminal offence as of 29 December 2015.
 
This request is being made to all 43 police forces to ascertain the
progress in raising awareness of the new law and any relevant training.
 
Please provide the following information:-
 
a) Has any formal training been provided by the force and if so when did
this commence?
 
b) Was the training package prepared internally, or in partnership with an
outside organisation?
 
c) Who is receiving the training e.g. all officers and police staff or
specialist units dealing with domestic abuse.
 
d) What form does the training take e.g. classroom training/computer based
training etc?
 
e) Please provide a copy of the training material.
 
f) If a training package prepared by the college of policing is being
utilised, on what date did the force receive the training package.
Your request will be considered in accordance with the legislation and you
will receive a response within the statutory timescale of 20 working days,
subject to the provisions of the Act.  In the unlikely event that
Hampshire Constabulary is unable to meet the 20 working day deadline. You
will be informed as soon as possible and given a revised time-scale for a
response.'
 
To be accepted, any clarification(s) to your request must be submitted in
writing directly to the Public Access Team at Hampshire Constabulary. 
 
If your request requires either full or partial transference to another
public authority, you will be informed.  Should you have any further
enquiries concerning this matter, please write or contact the Public
Access Helpdesk on telephone number 01962 871541 quoting the reference
number above.
 
Kind regards,
 
Rose Gaunt | Public Access Assistant
Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames
Valley Police
Telephone 02380 479 580 | Internal 4631755
Address Hampshire Constabulary, Mottisfont Court, Tower Street,
Winchester, SO23 8ZD
 
 
 

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Nuala Richman | Public Access Officer
Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames
Valley Police
Telephone 02380 479580 | Internal 4631759
Address Hampshire Constabulary, Mottisfont Court, Tower Street,
Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8ZD
 
Information Management Helpdesk:
Hampshire    [email address] / 02380
479580 (internal 4631754)
 
 

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Domestic Abuse Watch

Dear Hampshire Constabulary,

A public authority must comply with section 1(1) promptly and in any event not later than the twentieth working day following the date of receipt.

You have failed to comply with the law.

The same request has been made to all 43 police forces and you appear to be the first to attempt to use this exemption and have left it until the day that the information should have been provided to inform us.

This request will be monitored and updates provided on twitter @DV_Watch.

Yours faithfully,

Domestic Abuse Watch

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

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Rebecca Warhurst | Public Access Manager
Joint Information Management Unit | Hampshire Constabulary & Thames Valley
Police
Telephone 02380 479580 | Internal 463 1760
Address Hampshire Constabulary, Mottisfont Court, Tower Street, Winchester
SO23 8ZD
 
 
 

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Domestic abusers face crackdown in raft of new measures
Published 20 February 2023

'The law will be changed so that the most dangerous domestic abusers will be watched more closely. For the first time, controlling or coercive behaviour will be put on a par with physical violence...

2. Piloting new civil orders: The Home Office and Ministry of Justice will pilot the new domestic abuse protection notices and orders in Gwent, Greater Manchester, and three London boroughs (Croydon, Bromley and Sutton), with the Metropolitan Police, British Transport Police, and other criminal justice partners...'

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/domes...

UIN 109812 - answered 20/12/22

'To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she is taking steps to ensure all police forces use Domestic Abuse Matters training programmes.' Rachael Maclean

https://questions-statements.parliament....

For police: Domestic Abuse Matters

'Over two million adults in the UK experience domestic abuse each year, and there is a growing body of evidence to show the strong co-relation between abuse and mental ill-health, insecure housing and financial position, and vulnerability to other crime types.'

https://safelives.org.uk/training/police

Domestic Abuse (DA) Matters change programme

'2.1 DA Matters is a programme of activity to help policing organisations to enhance the knowledge and skills of their workforce who act as ‘First Responders’ and those ‘Champions’ who advise or supervise them, in order to improve the police response to domestic abuse.'

https://www.college.police.uk/career-lea...

ONS - 9/2/22 (year ending March 22)

'Of the 134 domestic homicides, 78 victims were killed by a partner or ex-partner (up from 69), 40 were killed by a parent, son or daughter (up from 28) and 16 were killed by another family member (down from 19).

Almost half (46%) of adult female homicide victims were killed in a domestic homicide (84). Of the 84 female victims, 81 were killed by a male suspect (Appendix table 32).'

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/homicide...

Standards for domestic abuse perpetrator interventions (policy paper)
Updated 10 February 2023

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

The Gazette - 13/2/23

'Victims of domestic abuse are still being cross-examined by alleged perpetrators in the family courts despite the ‘appalling practice’ being banned by the Domestic Abuse Act, women’s charities and solicitors have told the lord chancellor.'

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/domest...

Daily Telegraph (£)

Domestic abusers to be barred from early prison release under crackdown by minister

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/02...

Edward Argar answered a parliamentary question from Anneliese Dodds on 9/2/23 (UIN 137988):

'The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is using additional ringfenced funding to increase the number of Independent Domestic Violence Advisers (IDVAs) and Independent Sexual Violence Advisers (ISVAs) it funds by 300 to over 1,000 by 2024/2025...'

https://questions-statements.parliament....

Substantial report by HMICFRS with many links - 17 September 2021:

'Police response to violence against women and girls: Final Inspection Report'

https://www.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/...

'This report sets out findings from our inspection of how effectively the police respond to offences. These are violent and high-harm crimes that disproportionally affect women and girls, such as domestic abuse, sexual violence, stalking and female genital mutilation.'

Violence against women and girls: research update November 2022 - ONS
Release date:25 November 2022

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/violence...

Figures on domestic abuse from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime and a number of different organisations.

Published 25 November 2022

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics...

Domestic abuse in England and Wales - Data Tool

'An interactive excel-based data tool for domestic abuse statistics. It allows users to explore data for their police force area in more detail and compare with other areas.'

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa...

Under a new scheme, survivors will be better protected from domestic abusers who attempt to continue their campaign of terror from behind bars.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/thous...

The Guardian:

Home Office accused of breaking pledge to tackle violence against women

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022...

Serious Violence Duty:
Updated 23 December 2022

Clarity on the inclusion of domestic abuse and sexual offences under the Duty

'22% of the respondents felt that the position on domestic abuse and sexual violence should be clearer. 11% (of the 22%) felt that if the inclusion of domestic abuse and sexual violence is left as discretionary then it risks inconsistency and creates difficulties in monitoring and evaluating successes.'

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultati...

The Guardian:

'Exclusive: Andy Marsh, head of the College of Policing, calls for new code of practice to mend bond of trust with women'

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022...

Miss Sarah Dines answered this parliamentary question from Rachael MacLean:

UIN 136818, tabled on 31 January 2023

'To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 19 December 2022 to Question 107146 on Domestic Abuse: Victim Support Schemes, what progress her Department has made on delivery of the flexible fund in the Tackling Domestic Abuse Plan.'

https://questions-statements.parliament....

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Violence against women and girls: research update November 2023
29 November 2023

An update of our current and future research and publications relating to violence against women and girls (VAWG).

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa...

ONS 24/11/23:

Domestic abuse in England and Wales overview: November 2023

Figures on domestic abuse from the Crime Survey for England and Wales, police recorded crime and a number of different organisations.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/releases/domestic...

Domestic Abuse Statistics Data Tool

In Hampshire, 45,116 domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes were recorded in the year ending March 2023.

In Hampshire, 30,542 domestic abuse-related crimes were recorded in the year ending March 2023.

17%* of all recorded crimes were classified as domestic-abuse related in Hampshire in the year ending March 2023.

* 16% for England and Wales

Domestic abuse victim characteristics, England and Wales: year ending March 2023

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa...

Stalking: findings from the Crime Survey for England and Wales
Release date 24 November 2023

Table 4a includes estimated numbers of victims of 'domestic', 'partner or ex partner', 'family member' and 'cyber' stalking.

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa...

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Domestic Abuse Statistics Data Tool

Hampshire:

68% of domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes in Hampshire were subsequently recorded as crimes in the year ending March 2023.

England:

61% of domestic abuse-related incidents and crimes in England were subsequently recorded as crimes in the year ending March 2023.

Other forces:

Gwent - 37%.....Met - 39%.....Dorset - 45%.....Wiltshire - 51%.....South Wales - 53%.....Dyfed Powys - 54%.....Derbyshire - 55%.....Thames Valley - 55%.....Bedfordshire - 56%.....Northumbria - 57%.....Suffolk - 58%.....West Mercia - 58%.....Warwickshire - 59%.....Hertfordshire - 60%.....

Kent - 63%.....Norfolk - 63%.....Sussex - 63%.....Durham - 64%.....Cambridgeshire - 64%.....Avon and Somerset - 65%.....Cumbria - 65%.....Avon and Somerset - 65%.....Lancashire - 65%.....Northamptonshire - 66%.....Humberside - 67%.....West Midlands - 68%.....North Yorkshire - 69%.....Leicestershire - 70%.....North Wales - 70%.....Gloucestershire - 71%.....Staffordshire - 71%.....Essex - 74%.....Nottinghamshire - 76%.....Greater Manchester - 78%.....Cheshire - 79%.....Surrey - 82%.....Merseyside - 85%.....Devon and Cornwall - N/A.....City of London - N/A

Domestic Abuse Commissioner 5/12/23:

Services should do more to stop domestic abuse killings, says Domestic Abuse Commissioner

'Fifty two per cent of victims had already had contact with the police before they were killed, according to one of the reports which looked at 46 reviews which made recommendations for criminal justice agencies like the police or probation. Fifty seven per cent of perpetrators had criminal records for domestic abuse offences before killing their victim.'

https://domesticabusecommissioner.uk/ser...

CPS 8/12/23:

'Police chiefs, the College of Policing and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are today announcing a joint commitment to transforming how they investigate, handle and prosecute domestic abuse to ensure victims are better supported, timeliness is improved, and more offenders are brought to justice.'

https://www.cps.gov.uk/cps/news/national...

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Domestic Abuse Bill 2020: factsheets

Published 3 March 2020

Last updated 3 January 2024

Some of the factsheets include:

Statutory definition of domestic abuse factsheet.....new civil Domestic Abuse Protection Notice (DAPN)..... new civil Domestic Abuse Protection Order (DAPO).....Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme factsheet.....Cross-examination in family proceedings factsheet.....Mandatory polygraph tests factsheet.....Amendment to the controlling or coercive behaviour offence.....Strangulation and suffocation.....Threats to disclose private sexual photographs and films

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio...

Violence against women and girls: research update November 2023
29 November 2023

An update of our current and future research and publications relating to violence against women and girls (VAWG).

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa...